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Lebuin

d. c. 773 · 8th century · Also known as Lebuinus, Liafwine

Lebuin was an English monk and missionary who worked in the eastern Netherlands in the mid-eighth century, founding a church at Deventer. According to his Life, he went to the annual Saxon assembly at Marklo on the Weser to preach and narrowly escaped death. He died around 773 and is venerated as a saint; the Life is a key source for Saxon political institutions.

Lebuin
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lebuin. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lebuin
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“Lebuin.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lebuin. Accessed .
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