102719 | BELGIUM. Luik (Liège). Chapter of St. Lambert's bronze Méreau.

102719  |  BELGIUM. Luik (Liège). Chapter of St. Lambert's Cathedral bronze Méreau or Communion Token. Dated 1686. Used for the receiving of food during feast day celebrations (20mm, 4.32 g, 6h).

 

ANNIVERSARIVM, skull and crossbones // ECCLESI LEODI, crossbones between two flames. Edge: Plain.

 

De Renesse pl. LXXI, 4; Revue Belge 1875, pl. V, 13. PCGS VF Details--Damage. Somewhat mottled brown surfaces; some damage near the center of the reverse. Popular and haunting type. Please note, PCGS attributes these types incorrectly, as the reference to the De Renesse plate and number should be as referenced here and not on the slab (or in the population report, for that matter).

 

St. Lambert served as the Bishop of Maastricht and later, Liège, where he is celebrated as a martyr and patron saint, having defended the fidelity of marriage and not succumbing to Merovingian politics. Though buried at Maastricht, his successor, St. Hubertus, had his relics removed and enshrined at Liège.

 

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