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Our father among the saints '''Clement''', in the world '''Willibrord''' (also ''Willibrod''), c.658-739, was the [[Archbishop]] of Utrecht, [[Enlightener]] of the Netherlands, and [[Apostle]] to the Frisians. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[November 7]], and the [[Translation (relics)|translation]] of his [[relics]] on [[November 10]].
==Life==Born in Northumbria, he Willibrord went to Ireland. From there he went to Friesland in Holland (c. 690) as a [[missionary]], accompanied by eleven other [[monk]]s from England. Six years later he was [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] [[bishop]] with the name of "Clement," and he founded his [[Cathedral]] in Utrecht. His work with the Frisians bore much fruit, as also in Heligoland and Denmark. He founded the [[monastery]] of Echternach in Luxembourg in 698 where his relics remain.
==Source==
*[http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsw.htm Orthodox Europe: Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome]
==See also==
*[[Missionary]]
==External links==
[[Category:8th-century saints]]
[[ro:Sfântul Willibrord]]
