Saint Winebald of Heidenheim

Also known as

• Winebaldus
• Winnibald
• Wunebald
• Wunibald
• Wynbald
• Wynnebald

Memorial

• 18 December
• 7 July (Fulda, Germany)

Profile

Born a prince, the son of Saint Richard the King and Saint Wunna of Wessex; brother of Saint Willibald and Saint Walburga; nephew of Saint Boniface. During a pilgrimage to the Holy Lands, he became ill and spent seven years in Rome, Italy recovering and studying before finally returning to England. Missionary to Germany with Saint Boniface. Ordained in 739. Worked in Thuringia, Bavaria and Mainz. Founded a monastery at Heidenheim, and served as its first abbot.

Born

• c.701 at Wessex, England

Died

• 18 December 761 at Heidenheim, Germany

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• construction workers
• engaged couples

Representation

• abbot‘s staff
• trowel, referring to the churches and abbey he built

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Winebald of Heidenheim”. Saints.SQPN.com. 18 December 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-winebald-of-heidenheim/>