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Willibrord

c. 658–739 · 8th century · Also known as Saint Willibrord

Willibrord was an Anglo-Saxon missionary from Northumbria, known as the Apostle of the Frisians. Arriving in Frisia in 690 with the support of Pippin of Herstal, he was consecrated archbishop of the Frisians by Pope Sergius I in 695 and made Utrecht his see. He also founded the abbey of Echternach in present-day Luxembourg, where he died and is buried.

Willibrord
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Mentioned in 3 state histories

Frisian KingdomDuchy of ThuringiaPrince-Bishopric of Utrecht

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Willibrord. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/willibrord
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