Saint Wilgils | |
|---|---|
 Statute of Wilgils's son Willbrord at Echternach | |
| Hermit | |
| Born | early 7th c. Northumbria |
| Died | early 8th c. Humber, Northumbria |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
| Feast | January 31 |
Wilgils of Ripon, also known as Wilgisl and Hilgis,[1] was a seventh century saint and hermit of Anglo-Saxon England, who was the father of St Willibrord.[2] His feast day is 31 January.[3]
- ^ Mershman, F. (1912). St. Willibrord. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. Retrieved March 11, 2014 from New Advent:.
- ^ “Saint Wilgils” at Saints.SQPN.com. 17 July 2012. Web. 11 March 2014.
- ^ Rev. Richard Stanton. A Menology of England and Wales, or, Brief Memorials of the Ancient British and English Saints Arranged According to the Calendar, Together with the Martyrs of the 16th and 17th Centuries. (London: Burns & Oates, 1892), pp. 42-43.