Editing Hubert of Liège (section)

===Patronage===
St. Hubert of Liège is a patron saint of archers; dogs; forest workers; trappers; hunting and huntsmen;<ref name=Brown>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07507a.htm Brown, C.F. Wemyss. "St. Hubert." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 7. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1910. 12 Aug. 2014]</ref> opticians; mathematicians;<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://catholicsaints.info/saint-hubert-of-liege/|title=Saint Hubert of Liege|date=2009-01-03|work=CatholicSaints.Info|access-date=2018-01-18|language=en-US}}</ref> metal workers; smelters and the city of Liège.

St. Hubert has been described as the patron saint of hunters and is honored by sportsmen as the originator of ethical hunting behavior. However, he [[renunciation|renounced]] hunting after having his vision of encountering the stag, as it was believed that God had seen his hunting life as an [[profane (religion)|unholy]], [[sacrilege|sacrilegious]] one which would lead him to [[Hell in Christianity|Hell]]. When Hubert became a priest, clergy were subsequently forbidden to hunt and if they did, would be required to do [[penance]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Jones |first= Deborah M. |title= The School of Compassion |year= 2009 |publisher= Gracewing |location= [[Leominster]], [[Herefordshire]], [[England]] |isbn= 9780852447314 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=VszMPwAACAAJ}}</ref>