Saint Werenfridus
- Also known as
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Werenfrid;
Werenfried
- Memorial
- 14 August
- Profile
- Benedictine monk.
Priest.
Missionary.
Worked with Saint Willibrord to evangelize the Frisians.
- Born
- in England
- Died
- c.780 at Arnheim, Nederlands;
his coffin floated down river to finally settle at Elst, Nederlands;
the incident is still commemorated on the Overbetuwe province coat of arms
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
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against gout;
against stiff joints;
Arnheim, Nederlands;
Elst, Nederlands;
vegetable gardeners;
Westervoort, Nederlands
- Representation
-
priest vested for Mass holding a ship with a coffin in it;
dead priest laid in a ship
- Additional Information
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Print References
-
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints
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