Ansgar
Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North" because of his travels and the See of Hamburg received the missionary mandate to bring Christianity to Northern Europe.
Saint Ansgar | |
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A depiction of Saint Ansgar by Siegfried Bendixen from the Church Trinitatis, in Hamburg, Germany | |
| Apostle of the North | |
| Born | 8 September 801 Corbie, Frankish Kingdom |
| Died | 3 February 865 (aged 63) Bremen, East Francia |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion Lutheranism |
| Feast | 3 February |
| Attributes | Dressed in archbishop's attire with a model of the church |
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