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St. Ludger Bishop (c. 743-809) - Feast Day: March 26 SAINT LUDGER Bishop (c. 743-809) St. Ludger was born in Friesland about the year 743. His father, a nobleman of the first rank, at the child's own …More
St. Ludger Bishop (c. 743-809) - Feast Day: March 26
SAINT LUDGER
Bishop
(c. 743-809)

St. Ludger was born in Friesland about the year 743. His father, a nobleman of the first rank, at the child's own request, committed him very young to the care of St. Gregory, the disciple of St. Boniface, and his successors in the government of the see of Utrecht. Gregory educated him in his monastery and gave him the clerical tonsure. Ludger, desirous of further improvement, passed over into England, and spent four years and a half under Alcuin, who was rector of a famous school at York.
In 773 he returned home, and St. Gregory dying in 776, his successor, Alberic, compelled our Saint to receive the holy order of priesthood, and employed him for several years in preaching the Word of God in Friesland, where he converted great numbers, founded several monasteries, and built many churches.
The pagan Saxons ravaging the country, Ludger travelled to Rome to consult Pope Adrian II, what course to take, …More