Willibrord


Willibrord

Willibrord preaching to the Frisians. Mural in the Rijksmuseum by Georg Sturm [nl].
Bishop
Bornc. 658
Northumbria
Died(739-11-07)7 November 739 (aged 81)
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
Old Catholic Church
Major shrineEchternach
Feast7 November
AttributesDipping staff into cask
PatronageConvulsions; epilepsy; epileptics; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands

Willibrord (Latin: Villibrordus;[1] c. 658 – 7 November AD 739) was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and missionary. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht in what is now the Netherlands, dying at Echternach in Luxembourg, and is known as the "Apostle to the Frisians".

  1. ^ Further Papers Regarding the Relation of Foreign States with the Court of Rome: Presented to the House of Commons. Harrison. 1853.