
Saint Walpurga
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Devon |
United Kingdom | |
Died | Heidenheim |
Germany | |
Buried | Benediktinerinnenabtei St. Walburg, Eichstätt, Germany |
Feast | Various days |
Patronage | Eichstätt |
Antwerp | |
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Parents | Richard the Pilgrim |
Wuna of Wessex | |
Job | Missionary |
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ID | 1374152 |
Saint Walpurga Life story
Saint Walpurga or Walburga, also spelled Valderburg or Guibor, was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May ca. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Saint Walpurgis Night is the name for the eve of her feast day, which coincides with May Day.