Historical FigureMale
Wigbert
died 747
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryWihtberht or Wigbert born in Wessex around 675, was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk and a missionary and disciple of Boniface who travelled with the latter in Frisia and northern and central Germany to convert the local tribes to Christianity. His feast day is August 13th in the Roman Catholic Church and on April 12th in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 30, 669
Kingdom of Wessex
Date of death
August 13, 747
Fritzlar
Citizenship
Kingdom of Wessex
Occupations & fields
missionaryreligious
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