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|SaintName=Saint Willibrord | |SaintName=Saint Willibrord | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=November 07 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Northumbria, England (likely Ripon) | |SaintBirthPlace=Northumbria, England (likely Ripon) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=54.1356, -1.7375 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=54.1356, -1.7375 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=739-07-11 | ||
|DeathPlace=Echternach, Luxembourg | |DeathPlace=Echternach, Luxembourg | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=49.8103, 6.4242 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=49.8103, 6.4242 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Episcopal consecration | |NotableLabel5=Episcopal consecration | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=41.9022, 12.4534 | |NotableCoordinates5=41.9022, 12.4534 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=England; Ireland; Netherlands; Luxembourg | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Archdiocese of Utrecht]]; [[Diocese of Luxembourg]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Posthumous healings at Echternach | |SaintMiracle1=Posthumous healings at Echternach | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Dancing procession curing epilepsy | |SaintMiracle2=Dancing procession curing epilepsy | ||
|Profession=Missionary; bishop | |Profession=Missionary; bishop | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictines | |ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictines | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Abbey of Echternach, Luxembourg | |PrimaryShrine=Abbey of Echternach, Luxembourg | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion; Church of England | |AdditionalVeneration=Anglican Communion; Church of England | ||
|ReviewLevel=0 | |ReviewLevel=0 | ||
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'''Saint Willibrord''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Willibrordus''; c. 658 – 7 November 739), also known as '''Clement of Frisia''', was an Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Utrecht, revered as the "Apostle of Frisia" for his evangelization of the Low Countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Willibrord |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2146 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to his biography by Alcuin of York, Willibrord, born in Northumbria to St. Wilgils, studied under St. Wilfrid at Ripon and spent twelve years in Irish monastic formation before leading a mission to Frisia at the invitation of Pepin of Herstal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Willibrord |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Consecrated by Pope Sergius I in 695, he founded monasteries at Utrecht and Echternach, converting thousands despite setbacks like expulsion by Frisian Duke Radbod. | '''Saint Willibrord''' (Latin: ''Sanctus Willibrordus''; c. 658 – 7 November 739), also known as '''Clement of Frisia''', was an Anglo-Saxon missionary and the first Bishop of Utrecht, revered as the "Apostle of Frisia" for his evangelization of the Low Countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Willibrord |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2146 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> According to his biography by Alcuin of York, Willibrord, born in Northumbria to St. Wilgils, studied under St. Wilfrid at Ripon and spent twelve years in Irish monastic formation before leading a mission to Frisia at the invitation of Pepin of Herstal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Willibrord |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15645a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-07}}</ref> Consecrated by Pope Sergius I in 695, he founded monasteries at Utrecht and Echternach, converting thousands despite setbacks like expulsion by Frisian Duke Radbod. | ||