RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Willibrord

658 - 739

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Willibrord (Latin: Villibrordus; c. 658 – 7 November AD 739) was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and missionary. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht in what is now the Netherlands, dying at Echternach in Luxembourg, and is known as the "Apostle to the Frisians". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willibrord is the 778th most popular religious figure (down from 743rd in 2019), the 762nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 630th in 2019) and the 14th most popular British Religious Figure.

Willibrord was a missionary and saint who was sent by the Pope to convert the pagan Frisians in the 8th century. He was successful in converting them and established a monastery in Utrecht.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Willibrord ranks 778 out of 3,187. Before him are Giovanni Angelo Becciu, Lucile Randon, Antipope Paschal III, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Charles I, Count of Flanders, and Peter Turkson. After him are Augustine of Canterbury, Apollinaris of Ravenna, Eutychius of Constantinople, József Mindszenty, Phoebe, and Nicholas Kabasilas.

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Among people born in 658, Willibrord ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 739, Willibrord ranks 1. After him are Favila of Asturias, and Yollıg Khagan.

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    Willibrord

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    658 - 739

    HPI: 69.54

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Willibrord ranks 762 out of 8,785. Before him are Rowland Hill (1795), Bryan Ferry (1945), William Jones (1746), Gregory Bateson (1904), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), and Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1310). After him are Timothy Laurence (1955), Eadred (923), Æthelfrith (600), Gordon Brown (1951), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), and Bill Nighy (1949).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Willibrord ranks 14. Before him are John Wesley (1703), Thomas Becket (1119), Pope Adrian IV (1100), John Knox (1514), Edward the Confessor (1003), and Richard Williamson (1940). After him are Saint Malachy (1094), Thomas Wolsey (1473), John Nelson Darby (1800), John Henry Newman (1801), Charles Spurgeon (1834), and Reginald Lee (1870).

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