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
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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
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priest vested for Mass holding a ship with a coffin in it
dead priest laid in a ship
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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