Lebuinus
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Lebuinus (also known as Lebuin, Lebwin or Liafwin[e]; died 775) was a medieval Christian monk who is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron saint of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands. He was born in England to Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown, and died at Deventer about 775.
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- 12 November
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Lebuinus (also known as Lebuin, Lebwin or Liafwin[e]; died 775) was a medieval Christian monk who is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron saint of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands. He was born in England to Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown, and died at Deventer about 775.
==Life== Lebuinus was a monk in Wilfrid's monastery at Ripon. Inspired by the examples of Boniface, Willibrord, and other great English missionaries, he resolved to devote his life to the conversion of the Germans. After his ordination, he proceeded in 754 to Utrecht, and was welcomed by Gregory, acting bishop of that place, who entrusted him with the mission of Overijssel on the borders of Westphalia, and gave him a companion - Marchelm (or Marcellinus), a disciple of Willibrord.
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