Venerable
Wilgils
A hermit of Northumbria, father of Saint Willibrord, reposed around 700.
- Feast
- January 31old style February 13
- Reposed
- 7007th century
- Place
- St Willibrord
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Wilgils was the father of Saint Willibrord, born in Northumbria in England in the seventh century. He settled on the bank of the River Humber and lived as a hermit. His son Willibrord became the first Bishop of Utrecht and is called the Apostle of the Frisians. He is venerated as a saint of the undivided Church and is commemorated on 31 January (new calendar).
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