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Saint Arnoul (Arnulf) of Metz - Patron Saint of Brewers
(Feast Day - July 18)
Saint Arnoul (Arnulf), Bishop of Metz (d.c.640) was a 3rd Great-Grandfather of Charlemagne (Carolingian Dynasty)

There are statues of Saint Arnoul (Arnulf) at the Central Portal of Sainte-Ségolène Church and at the Portal of the Virgin of Metz Cathedral, France.

Royal and Imperial Metz - is on the tentative list for France for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


Royal Abbey of Saint Arnoul - Burial Location of Early Members of the Carolingian Dynasty - Metz, France
Burials include:
* Saint Arnoul (Saint Arnulf), Bishop of Metz (d.c.640) (3rd Great-Grandfather of Charlemagne)
* Pepin II d'Herstal, Mayor of Austrasia, Neustria & Burgundy, Duke & Prince of the Franks (d.714) (Great-Grandfather of Charlemagne)
* Hildegard (d.783) (2nd wife of Charlemagne)
* Louis I “the Pious” Holy Roman Emperor (d.840) (son of Charlemagne & Hildegard).

Royal and Imperial Metz - is on the tentative list for France for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


Saint Begga/Begge and Flemish Béguinages (Belgium)
Wife of Ansegisel - 2nd Great-Grandparents of Charlemagne.

Images of the entrance gates of the Turnhout and Lier Béguinages with bust and statue of Saint Begga above the entrances and portrait of Saint Begga in the Church of St. John the Baptist at the Béguinage in Brussels - plus the entrance gate of the Bruges Béguinage.

The origin of the Beguine movement is inconclusive - and one theory (supported by the above mentioned bust, statue & portrait) is that the movement was founded by Saint Begga.

The Turnhout, Lier and Bruges Beguinages are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Flemish Béguinages.


Statue of Charlemagne and Six of his Ancestors - in Liege, Belgium

The main statue is of Charlemagne (d.814) on horseback - with statues of his ancestors around the base of the statue:
Parents - Pepin, King of Franks (d.768) & Berthe/Bertrade
Grandfather - Charles Martel (d.741)
Great-Grandfather - Pepin of Herstal (d.714)
2nd Great-Grandmother - Saint Begga/Begge
3rd Great-Grandfather - Pepin of Landen.


Statues on main façade of Brussels Town Hall / Hotel de Ville

The top three rows include statues portraying 151 medieval rulers from the 6th to 16th Century. 58 of the first 101 statues include the following direct family lines:
(1). Carolingian Dynasty (13 Generations):
(1a). PEPIN of Landen (3rd Great-Grandfather of Charlemagne) (top row far left of main façade) and his wife Saint ITTA of Metz (Ittaberga) (d.652) through to LOTHAIRE II, King of Lotharingia (d.869) (Great-Grandson of Charlemagne) and his mistress WALDRADA (d. after 868).
(1b). CHARLES II “le Chauve” King of the West Franks (d.877) (Uncle of Lothaire II, King of Lotharingia - and Grandson of Charlemagne) and his wife ERMENTRUDIS (d.869) through to GERBERGA (d.1018) (5th Great-Granddaughter of Charlemagne) (2nd row below middle of 8th window of main façade) and her husband LAMBERT (I) Count of Louvain (Great-Grandson of REGINAR (I) "Longneck" Count of Hainaut - House of Brabant).
(2). Ottonian Dynasty (2 Generations)
(3). House of Reginar / House of Brabant (13 Generations)

The Brussels Town Hall / Hotel de Ville is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site - La Grand-Place, Brussels.

The book "Les Sentinelles de l'Histoire" by Vincent Heymans (2000) - contains further information and a list of the statues on the main and two side façades of the Brussels Town Hall / Hotel de Ville.


Statues on the west façade of the Palais Provincial / Palais de Princes Eveques de Liege, Belgium

Statues of Ancestors of Charlemagne - Pepin of Landen [3rd Great-Grandfather], Berthe/Bertrade [Mother], Charles Martel (d.741) [Grandfather], and Pepin of Herstal (d.714) [Great-Grandfather] (top row of west façade from far left 2nd, 14th, 16th, and 17th). The statue of Charlemagne is damaged.

The Palais de Princes Eveques de Liege is on the tentative list for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


Carolingian Dynasty - Saint Denis Cathedral, France Burials include:
* Charles "Martel" (d.741) (Grandfather of Charlemagne)
* Pepin "le Bref", King of the Franks (d.768) & Berthe (d.783) (Parents of Charlemagne).

Saint Denis Cathedral - is on the tentative list for France for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


Carolingian Dynasty - Saint Denis Cathedral, France
Charles "Martel" (d.741) (Grandfather of Charlemagne)

Saint Denis Cathedral - is on the tentative list for France for submission as a UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate.


Holy Roman Emperors - Charlemagne - St. Peter's Basilica, Rome

The Vatican City State - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Holy Roman Emperors - Charlemagne - Burgundy, France

The Climats, Terroirs of Burgundy - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Holy Roman Emperors - Charlemagne - Shrine, Bust and Statue in Aachen

Charlemagne was a 3rd Great-Grandson of Saint Arnulf (Arnoul), Bishop of Metz (died c.640)

Aachen Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Holy Roman Emperors - Charlemagne - Aachen Cathedral - Exterior

Aachen Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Holy Roman Emperors - Charlemagne - Aachen Cathedral - Interior

Aachen Cathedral - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Holy Roman Emperors - Charlemagne - Aachen City Hall


Charlemagne - and the Abbey of St. John at Müstair, Switzerland

According to legend Charlemagne “Charles The Great”, Holy Roman Emperor (c.748-814) founded the Abbey of St. John c.775 - as thanks for not being harmed by a snowstorm endured while crossing the Umbrail mountain pass from Italy to Switzerland - soon after he had been crowned King of the Lombards in Pavia. In the first half of the 12th Century the Abbey became a women’s Abbey.
There is a statue of Charlemagne in the Abbey Church.

The Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair - is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Burials in the Benedictine Abbey of Reichenau (Cathedral of St. Mary and Marcus) include:
* Gerold, Count (Graf) in Kraichgau [House of Udalrichinger] (Father of Hildegard - 2nd wife of Charlemagne)
* Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor (d.888) [Carolingian Dynasty] (Grandson of Louis I “the Pious” Holy Roman Emperor - and a Great-Grandson of Charlemagne)

Monastic Island of Reichenau, Germany - a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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