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Willigis
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Also known as St. Willigis

Willigis (; ; 940 – 23 February 1011 AD) was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.name
Willigis
Saint.death_date
February 23, 1011
Saint.feast_day
February 23
Saint.venerated_in
Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
Saint.image
Willigis moskau.jpg
Saint.imagesize
175px
Saint.caption
Saint Willigis and Provost Hartmann, 12th century depiction, Russian State Library
Saint.birth_place
Schöningen, Saxony
Saint.death_place
Mainz, Rhenish Franconia
Saint.titles
Archbishop
Saint.attributes
Wheel of Mainz
Saint.patronage
Wheelwrights

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Willigis moskau.jpg
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Willigis
date of death
1011-02-23
date of birth
0940-00-00
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Willigis (; ; 940 – 23 February 1011 AD) was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.

==Life== Willigus was born in the Duchy of Saxony, possibly at Schöningen, the son of a free peasant. The able and intelligent young man received a good education, and was recommended by Bishop Volkold of Meissen to the service of Emperor Otto the Great. About 971, Willigis was appointed chancellor, an office formerly held by the emperor's brother Archbishop Bruno of Cologne. Until 973 he served Otto throughout the last years of his reign and at the height of his power.

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