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St. Suitbert

c. 647 – 713
Feast
March 1 · VIII c.
Patron of
Missionaries · Westphalia · Kaiserswerth
Order
Bishop / Benedictine / Missionary

Anglo-Saxon Benedictine missionary (c. 647-713), companion of St. Willibrord on the Frisian mission; consecrated bishop in England in 693, evangelized the Bructeri in northwestern Germany before founding the abbey of Kaiserswerth on a Rhine island near Düsseldorf. Pre-Congregation.

Life & Times

Born: c. 647 · Died: 713 · From: England / Germany.

Patronage

St. Suitbert is invoked as the patron of missionaries, westphalia, kaiserswerth. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.

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