Saint Albinus of Buraburg

Also known as

• Witta

Memorial

• 26 October

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Benedictine monk. Missionary to Germany with Saint Boniface. Only bishop of Buraburg, (part of the modern Archdiocese of Mainz, Germany) in 741.

Born

• 8th century Anglo-Saxon England as Witta

Died

• c.748 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Albinus”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 May 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-albinus-of-buraburg/>