Netherlands: Crypt of Saint Servaas, Maastricht
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St. Servaas (Servatius) is the patron saint of Maastricht. He was the bishop of Tongres (a Belgian city) who sought refuge behind the castellum walls of Maastricht from Germanic incursions. The bishop established a Christian community which became the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk and the seat of the new diocese of Maastricht. When Servaas died, around the year 384, he was buried beside the Roman road outside the castellum. About 150 years later, Bishop Monulphus built a chapel on this site which was to grow into the church and chapter of St Servaas, the city's second greater church. His tomb in the crypt has been a favored place of pilgrimage for many centuries. Famous visitors include Charlemagne and Pope John Paul II when he visited in 1985.
The Roman catholic Basilica of Saint Servaas, situated in Maastricht (The Netherlands) at the Vrijtho...
Boven op het plateau onder de klok van de ST. Jan toren wordt je getrakteerd op een mooi uitzicht ove...
The Bergportaal, a portal in Gothic style, was added to the south side of Sint Servaas Basilica in th...
Boven op het plateau onder de klok van de ST. Jan toren wordt je getrakteerd op een mooi uitzicht ove...
From the Keizer Karelplein (Charlemagne Square) you enter the northern portal into the Saint Servaas ...
Southeast of the Vrijthof, set in gardens in the Henric van Veldekeplein, is a statue (by Charles Vos...
On the left you see the basilica of saint Servatius, on the right the Saint Johns church. Maastricht ...
The square at night in front of the st Servaas church in Maastricht
Dating back to the 13th century, the structure was a Dominican church until Maastricht was invaded by...
The Kruisherenhotel in Maastricht is a design-hotel that opened its doors in 2005. Before that the bu...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
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Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
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Text by Steve Smith.
