Saint Willibrord was born in Northumbria in 658 from pious, newly converted parents. His father Wilgils entrusted the boy as an oblate to the monastery of Ripon, and became a recluse at the mouth of the Humber. Willibrord grew up under the influence of St Wilfrid, bishop of York, who preferred the Roman practice to Celtic church characteristics . At the age of twenty Willibrord was irresistibly drawn towards Ireland, the „Isle of Saints“, where he submitted to strict asceticism at the … [More]

St. Willibrord Nov. 7

Statue of St. Willibrord at Echternach.
Bishop
Born
c. 658
Northumbria
Died
7 November 739(739-11-07)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willibrord
Honored in
Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion
Major shrine
Echternach
Feast
7 November
Attributes
Dipping staff into cask
Patronage
convulsions; epilepsy; epileptics; Luxembourg; Netherlands; archdiocese of Utrecht, Netherlands
Willibrord (c. 658 – 7 November 739) was a Northumbrian missionary saint, … [More]

November 7 is the feast day of Saint Willbrord. This prayer is for the Netherlands.