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Wilfrid

Wilfrid (c. 633 – 709 or 710) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon. In 664 Wilfrid acted as spokesman for the Roman position…

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Appointed
664
Attributes
baptising, preaching, landing from a ship and received by the king; or engaged in theological disputation with his crozier near him and a lectern before him
Born
c. 633 Northumbria
Consecration
664
Died
709 or 710 Oundle, Northamptonshire
Feast day
12 October or 24 April

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related to background · 57
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related to Appeal to Rome · 40
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related to Rome and final return to Northumbria · 37
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related to Dispute with the king · 36
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related to Delays and difficulties · 35
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related to Legacy · 34
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related to Monastic network · 32
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related to Time at Rome and Lyon · 31
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related to Abbot of Ripon · 30
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related to Elevation to the episcopate · 28
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wilfrid's ripon northumbria king bishop hexham also church council rome york time roman vita monasteries death one bede return northumbrian

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WilfridAppointed6641.00infobox
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WilfridBornc. 633 Northumbria1.00infobox
WilfridConsecration6641.00infobox
WilfridDied709 or 710 Oundle, Northamptonshire1.00infobox
WilfridFeast day12 October or 24 April1.00infobox
WilfridPatronageRoman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds Ripon1.00infobox
WilfridPatronageRoman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough1.00infobox
WilfridPatronageRoman Catholic Diocese of Leeds1.00infobox
WilfridPatronageRipon1.00infobox
WilfridPredecessorChad1.00infobox
WilfridShrinesRipon, Sompting (Sussex), and Frisia (Roeder).1.00infobox
WilfridSuccessorBosa of York1.00infobox
WilfridTerm ended6781.00infobox
WilfridVenerated inCatholic Church1.00infobox
WilfridVenerated inEastern Orthodox Church1.00infobox
WilfridVenerated inAnglican Communion1.00infobox

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