| Saint Servatius ((Dutch) Sint Servaas; (French) Saint Servais) (traditionally died 384) was bishop of Tongerenâ??Roman Atuatuca Tungrorum the capital of the Tungriâ??one of the earliest dioceses in the Low Countries. Later in his life he fled to Maastricht, Roman Mosae Trajectum, where he became the first bishop of this city. He introduced Christianity to the Netherlands when he built a church over the Roman temple of Fortuna and Jupiter, the Church of Our Dear Lady. This church, one of the oldest buildings in The Netherlands, is still intact and a very important spiritual and religious site in Maastricht as it is the mother church of Christianity in The Netherlands.A widely-travelled diplomat, Servatius is recorded as being present at several synods and church councils, and a determined prosecutor of Arianism. Servatius died in Maastricht in 384. Servatius |  |