Uniform paraphernalia of a member of de Vereniging 'Het Graf van Sint Servaas' (Society of the Grave of Saint Servatius), on duty in the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht, Netherlands, during the 2018 <i>Heiligdomsvaart</i> ("Relics Pilgrimage"). The society was founded in 1937 and takes care of various organizational aspects of the pilgrimage. The uniform consists of evening dress, white tie, a black cape with red patch and a chain with a small version of the Key of Saint Servatius.
The history of the Heiligdomsvaart goes back to the Middle Ages. The first 'modern' version of this seven-yearly, ten-day catholic pilgrimage took place in 1874. The 2018 Heiligdomsvaart was the 55th modern edition.
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