St. Willibrord

St. Willibrord was ordained archbishop of Utrecht by pope Sergius I., at Rome, in 696.

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Bishop of Munster, was enthroned as Bishop of the Church of Utrecht on the Festival of St. Willibrord, first Bishop of that See.

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St. Jerom, at Esternach, copied in the time of St. Willibrord, in 720.

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St. Swidbert was one of the twelve missionaries, who, having St. Willibrord at their head, sailed into Friesland, in 690, according to the direction of St. Egbert.

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Through his labours, again, and those of St. Willibrord, another of its monks, it had become known as a great centre of missionary work.

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Our saint invested with that sacred character, returned to his flock, and settled the churches which he had founded in good order: then leaving them to the care of St. Willibrord and his ten companions, he penetrated further into {494} the country, and converted to the faith a considerable part of the Boructuarians, who inhabited the countries now called the duchy of Berg, and the county of La Marck.

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River Meuse as far as Tiel and laboured along its banks in company with St. Willibrord, who had come from England in 691.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913

The buildings put up by St. Willibrord were burnt down in 1017, and a new abbey was then erected.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

It was founded in 698 by St. Willibrord, and English monk of Ripon, who became the Apostle of

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The cultus of St. Hilda from an early period is attested by the inclusion of her name in the calendar of St. Willibrord, written at the beginning of the eighth century.

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