Saint Ludger

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Saint Ludger was an 8th–9th century missionary bishop and founder of monasteries in northern Europe, venerated for his role in the Christianization of the Saxons and the region around Münster.

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Saint Liudger 2
Saint Ludger canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Roman Catholic saint
bishop
founder of monastery
missionary
monk
appointedBy Charlemagne
burialPlace Ludgerus Basilica, Werden Abbey
Münster
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
countryOfCitizenship Francia
linked to: France
dateOfBirth circa 742
dateOfDeath 809-03-26
educatedAt Utrecht Cathedral School
York under Alcuin
ethnicGroup Frisian people
feastDay March 26
hasPlaceNamedAfter Ludgerikirche in Norden
Ludgerusdom in Billerbeck
St. Ludgerus Basilica in Werden
influencedBy Alcuin of York
Boniface
linked to: Saint Boniface

Gregory of Utrecht
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old Saxon
movement Carolingian Renaissance
notableWork Christianization of Westphalia
Christianization of the Saxons
foundation of Werden Abbey
foundation of the monastery at Helmstedt
reorganization of the church in Münster
occupation abbot
bishop
missionary
teacher
participantIn Carolingian mission to the Saxons
patronage Frisia
Münster
Westphalia
against eye diseases
placeOfBirth Zuilen NERFINISHED
near Utrecht
placeOfDeath Billerbeck
Saxony
positionHeld first Bishop of Münster
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Diocese of Münster hasPatronSaint Saint Ludger
Christianization of Saxony notableFigure Saint Liudger
linked to: Saint Ludger
Liudger alsoKnownAs Saint Liudger
linked to: Saint Ludger