Ansgar

missionary to Denmark and later Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen

b. 8 Sep 801 · d. 3 Feb 865

Ansgar, 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.