Anglo-Saxon mission
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Anglo-Saxon missionaries were instrumental in the spread of Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century, continuing the work of Hiberno-Scottish missionaries which had been spreading Ce
Echternach Gospels
Willibrord preaching to the Frisians
Saint Walpurga
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Walpurga or Walburga was an Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire. She was canonized on 1 May c. 870 by Pope Adrian II. Saint Walpurgis Night is the name for the eve of her feast day in the Me
Anglo-Saxon mission
…Other Anglo-Saxon missionaries to the continent include Ewald, Lebuin, Leoba, and Suidbert. Saint Walpurga (Walburga) and her brothers Saint Willibald and Saint Winibald assisted Boniface, Willibald founding the Heidenheim monastery. Anglo-Saxon abbeys…
Painting by the Master of Meßkirch, c. 1535–40.
Statue of Walburgis at Walburgis Kapelle at Kirchehrenbach, Germany
The St. Walburga Church in Bruges was originally a Jesuit church
Statue in Contern church.