Floribert of Liège (died 746) was a bishop of Liège, who is venerated as a

saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

in the

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and

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. His feast day is celebrated on 27 April. He was the son of the French-born

Hubert of Liège Hubert of Liège (Latinisation of names, Latinized: ''Hubertus'') ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is a patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Kn ...

, also a saint, and whom he succeeded on his death as bishop.

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