Willibrord | |
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 Statue of St Willibrord at Echternach | |
| Bishop | |
| Born | c. 658 Northumbria |
| Died | 7 November 739 (aged 81) |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Old Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Echternach |
| Feast | 7 November |
| Attributes | Dipping staff into cask |
| Patronage | Convulsions; 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".