Floribert Of Liège
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Floribert of Liège (died 746) was a
bishop of Liège A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
, and a saint of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, celebrated on 27 April. He was the son of the French-born
Hubert of Liège Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he w ...
, also a saint, and succeeded on his death in 727.


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* 8th-century Frankish saints Bishops of Liège 746 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Belgium-RC-bishop-stub