Willibrord
Willibrord (Latin: Villibrordus; c. 658 – 7 November AD 739) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary and saint, known as the "Apostle to the Frisians" in the modern Netherlands. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht and died at Echternach, Luxembourg.
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 |
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