Saint Wilgils

Also known as

• Wilgis
• Hilgis

Memorial

• 31 January

Profile

Father of Saint Willibrord of Echternach. Retired to live as a hermit on the banks of the River Humber in northeast England.

Born

• Northumbria, England

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Wilgils”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 July 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-wilgils/>