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Wilfrid (c. 633 – 709 or 710) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon.
Apr 16, 2024 · Synod of Whitby. Saint Wilfrid (born 634, Northumbria, Eng.—died April 24, 709/710, monastery of Oundle, Mercia, Eng.; feast day October 12) was one of the greatest English saints, a monk and bishop who was outstanding in bringing about close relations between the Anglo-Saxon Church and the papacy. He devoted his life to establishing the ...
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Aug 2, 2022 · Described as a “model of eloquence and politeness” by his biographer Stephen of Ripon and presented as rude and abrasive by the Venerable Bede, Wilfrid lived a long life that spanned the seventh and early eighth centuries, and his controversial career had a great impact on Anglo-Saxon England.
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May 29, 2018 · Wilfrid was a Northumbrian bishop who promoted Roman practices and influences in the English church. He faced many conflicts with kings, archbishops, and monasteries, and was a patron of the Benedictine rule and the cults of Oswald and Æthelthryth.
Oct 11, 2012 · Wilfrid is a masculine name derived from Wilfred, meaning \"peaceful ruler\". It is a variant of the name used by several saints, a Canadian prime minister and a Civilization VI character.
Wilfrid may have been born in 634, and died perhaps in 710, while Hexham Abbey was founded at some time during the years 670–674. All our knowledge of Wilfrid comes from two of his contemporaries: Stephen [sometimes confused with Eddlus] who wrote an admiring biography, and Bede.
The Vita Sancti Wilfrithi or Life of St Wilfrid (spelled "Wilfrid" in the modern era) is an early 8th-century hagiographic text recounting the life of the Northumbrian bishop, Wilfrid. Although a hagiography , it has few miracles, while its main concerns are with the politics of the Northumbrian church and the history of the monasteries of ...
