Willehad

Willehad
Willehad of Bremen, from a woodcut of the Late Middle Ages
Missionary, Pilgrim and Bishop of Bremen
Bornc. 735
Northumbria, England
Died8 November 789
Blexen upon Weser, Germany
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineEchternach, Luxembourg
Feast8 November, 13 July (ordination)
Attributesbishop overturning idols
PatronageSaxony

Willehad or Willihad (Latin: Willehadus/Willihadus); c. 745 AD – 8 November 789) was a Christian missionary and the Bishop of Bremen from 787 AD.

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