ord ▁and ▁others ▁pre ached ▁the ▁g ospel ▁to ▁the ▁pag ans ▁who ▁were ▁still ▁dominant ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁this ▁region . ▁Out ▁of ▁these ▁three ▁roman ised ▁and ▁early ▁Christian ▁cities , ▁Li ège ▁became ▁the ▁event ual ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁taking ▁over ▁this ▁position ▁from ▁Ma astr icht , ▁which ▁had ▁taken ▁it ▁over ▁from ▁T ong eren . ▁Another ▁early ▁saint ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Lim burg ▁was ▁St ▁Tr udo . ▁ ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁ ▁Belg ian ▁Lim burg ▁corresponds ▁closely ▁to ▁the ▁medieval ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Lo on ▁( F rench ▁Lo oz ), ▁which ▁originally ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁fort ified ▁town ▁of ▁Borg lo on , ▁which ▁had ▁somehow ▁become ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁H asp eng ouw ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁taking ▁over ▁from ▁earlier ▁count ies ▁such ▁as ▁Ho cht , ▁near ▁the ▁Ma as ▁( H o cht ▁itself ▁is ▁in ▁Lan aken ▁today ), ▁and ▁A vern as , ▁near ▁St ▁Tru iden ▁( A vern as ▁itself ▁being ▁in ▁Hann ut ▁today ). ▁It ▁expanded ▁from ▁this ▁territory ▁into ▁the ▁K em pen ▁to ▁eventually ▁en comp ass ▁a ▁similar ▁territory ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁modern ▁Belg ian ▁Lim burg . ▁The ▁counts ▁then ▁moved ▁their ▁courts ▁and ▁resid ences ▁from ▁Borg lo on , ▁which ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁to ▁Li ège , ▁to ▁more ▁central ▁positions ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁Hass elt , ▁which