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|SaintName=Saint Liudger of Utrecht | |SaintName=Saint Liudger of Utrecht | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
| | |FeastDay=March 26 | ||
|SaintBirthPlace=Zuilen near Utrecht, Friesland, Kingdom of the Franks (now Netherlands) | |SaintBirthPlace=Zuilen near Utrecht, Friesland, Kingdom of the Franks (now Netherlands) | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=52.1000, 5.0667 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=52.1000, 5.0667 | ||
|DeathPlace=Billerbeck, Münster, Frankish Empire (now Germany) | |DeathPlace=Billerbeck, Münster, Frankish Empire (now Germany) | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=51.9833, 7.3833 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=51.9833, 7.3833 | ||
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|NotableLabel5=Deventer Church (mission site) | |NotableLabel5=Deventer Church (mission site) | ||
|NotableCoordinates5=52.2500, 6.1667 | |NotableCoordinates5=52.2500, 6.1667 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Germany; Netherlands | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Münster]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church | |Canonizer=Early Church | ||
|Profession=Missionary; bishop; abbot | |Profession=Missionary; bishop; abbot | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictines | |ReligiousAffiliation=Benedictines | ||
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|Attributes=Bishop's staff; book; church model | |Attributes=Bishop's staff; book; church model | ||
|PrimaryShrine=St. Ludger's Church, Billerbeck, Germany | |PrimaryShrine=St. Ludger's Church, Billerbeck, Germany | ||
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'''Saint Liudger of Utrecht''' (Latin: ''Liudgerus Traiectensis''; c. 742 – 26 March 809), also known as '''Saint Ludger''', was a Frisian missionary and the first bishop of Münster, revered as the "Apostle of Frisia and Saxony" for his evangelization of northern Germany under Charlemagne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Ludger |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09415a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to his 9th-century vita by Altfrid of Münster and the ''Vita Sancti Liudgeri'', born in Zuilen near Utrecht to noble Frisian parents Thiadgrim and Liafburg, Liudger was educated under Saint Boniface's disciple Gregory of Utrecht from age 7, accompanying Boniface on missions and witnessing his 754 martyrdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Ludger |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4345 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Ordained around 777, he founded monasteries at Helmstedt and Werden, preached to Saxons during Charlemagne's conquests, and was consecrated bishop of Münster in 804, dying peacefully in Billerbeck.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ludger |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludger |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> | '''Saint Liudger of Utrecht''' (Latin: ''Liudgerus Traiectensis''; c. 742 – 26 March 809), also known as '''Saint Ludger''', was a Frisian missionary and the first bishop of Münster, revered as the "Apostle of Frisia and Saxony" for his evangelization of northern Germany under Charlemagne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Saint Ludger |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09415a.htm |website=New Advent |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> According to his 9th-century vita by Altfrid of Münster and the ''Vita Sancti Liudgeri'', born in Zuilen near Utrecht to noble Frisian parents Thiadgrim and Liafburg, Liudger was educated under Saint Boniface's disciple Gregory of Utrecht from age 7, accompanying Boniface on missions and witnessing his 754 martyrdom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=St. Ludger |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4345 |website=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> Ordained around 777, he founded monasteries at Helmstedt and Werden, preached to Saxons during Charlemagne's conquests, and was consecrated bishop of Münster in 804, dying peacefully in Billerbeck.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ludger |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludger |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2025-11-15}}</ref> | ||