Ludger
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Zuilen |
Utrecht | |
Netherlands | |
Died | Billerbeck |
Germany | |
March 26 | |
809 AD | |
Billerbeck | |
Germany | |
Attributes | Bishop holding a cathedral; reciting his Breviary; with a swan on either side |
Parents | Thiadgrim |
Liafburg | |
Patronage | Groningen |
Deventer | |
East Frisia | |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster | |
Essen-Werden | |
Siblings | Hildegrim of Châlons |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1606784 |
Ludger Life story
Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".