Willibrord
Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop and missionary (c.658–739)
b. 658 · d. 7 Nov 739
Willibrord was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and missionary. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht in what is now the Netherlands, dying at Echternach in Luxembourg, and is known as the "Apostle to the Frisians".
Related people
- Wilgisl child of · traditional
- Sergius I consecrated by · traditional
- Wilfrid disciple of · traditional
- Ecgberht of Ripon disciple of · traditional
Commemorated
Places
- Kingdom of Northumbria birth
- St. Willibrord Basilika burial
- Echternach death
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.