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Feastday: October 12
633 - 710

Born in Northumberland in 634, St. Wilfrid was educated at Lindesfarne and then spent some time in Lyons and Rome. Returning to England, he was elected abbot of Ripon in 658 and introduced the Roman rules and practices in opposition to the celtic ways of northern England. In 664, he was the architect of the definitive victory of the Roman party at the Conference of Whitby. He was appointed Bishop of York and after some difficulty finally took possession of his See in 669. He labored zealously and founded many monasteries of the Benedictine Order, but he was obliged to appeal to Rome in order to prevent the subdivision of his diocese by St. Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury. While waiting for the case to be decided, he was forced to go into exile, and worked hard and long to evangelize the heathen south Saxons until his recall in 686. In 691, he had to retire again to the Midlands until Rome once again vindicated him. In 703, he resigned his post and retired to his monastery at Ripon where he spent his remaining time in prayer and penitential practices, until his death in 709. St. Wilfrid was an outstanding personage of his day, extremely capable and possessed of unbounded courage, remaining firm in his convictions despite running afoul of civil and ecclesiastical authorities. He helped bring the discipline of the English Church into line with that of Rome. He was also a dedicated pastor and a zealous and skilled missionary; his brief time spent in Friesland in 678-679 was the starting point for the great English mission to the Germanic peoples of continental Europe. His feast day is October 12th.

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Brian N
6 months ago
I have a question.

When St Wilfrid become a Saint ?
christie
1 year ago
Dear St. Wilfrid, I'm happy to read about your great courage and missionary zeal on this website. Please pray for all Catholics to have a meaningful and happy transition to the new Roman Missal, as soon as possible and in the most effective way we can learn. I have already fallen in love with the devotion and holiness it evokes in me. Praise be to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
While you are still listening St. Wilfrid, I intercede to you to receive the commitment of all the members of staff in raising "gift money" for the festive season for all the supporting staff, who truly make our lives comfortable.
Do bless my work with creativity and ingenuity to find ways to stimulate the growth of writing/expression in all my students. St. Wilfrid pray for us. Amen
Sr. Maria Afomachukwu Ebolue,IHM
2 years ago
Thank you for giving me my father's feastday, I have been looking for it so that I can be praying for his happy repose of his feastdays. I am grateful. Please keep in contact with me.

Bye.
richard lewis
2 years ago
very well-written and clear.
Joseph Mathew
2 years ago
Than you St. Wilfrid for imbibing within me a passion to stand firm by Jesus and to face all trials and tribulations in my life with patience and equanimity. Please pray for me!
sureshbabu
3 years ago
It is wonderful to know about saints,because they are the pathway to Christ and mother Mary.Today is my feast day and I am extremely happy to see the website at right time
aj
4 years ago
this website rocks

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