The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Christian solemnity observed holiday. In honor of the Body and Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in the Eucharist. Not just as a mere symbol but in a real way. Although the feast falls on a moveable date, many often celebrate it on the Thursday, 60 days after Easter each year.
Who Was Behind the Feast of Corpus Christi?
In some countries with predominantly Catholic population such as Argentina, Austria, and Bolivia, Corpus Christi they celebrate it as a public holiday. The feast of Corpus Christi dates to 1246. Through the efforts of 13th-century Norbertine canoness and mystic Juliana of Liege, who was also known as Juliana de Cornillon. Juliana, along with her sister Agnes were looked after by the Augustinian nuns at the Mont-Cornillon monastery. It is where Juliana developed her devotion to the Holy Eucharist.
City of Liege: The Birthplace of Corpus Christi
Juliana was born in Retinnes, in the Principality of Liege which was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire. Some also know the principality as the Prince-Bishopric of Liege. In addition it was an Imperial Estate with the Bishop of Liege as its prince.
This European Union 200 Euro Banknote is from the European Central Bank in 2002 as part of the Ages and Styles Issues. It bears the Prefix Z which means that it’s from Belgium where Liege is in present-day. Depicted on the banknote’s obverse is the European Union flag and an iron and glass architecture. On the reverse are a bridge and a map.
The Belgium 100 Franc Banknote from the National Bank of Belgium in 1929 depicts the coat of arms of Liege on the reverse. Along with a colonnade in the principality, a hard hat, pickaxes, cornucopia, the bank monogram, and also a gunsmith filing a rifle in vise. Its obverse features King Albert I of Belgium and his spouse Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians. The note’s obverse also shows a reclining Belgian lion, a lyre, an artist’s palette, an anvil, tongs, a hammer, books, and the bank monogram.
