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What saint was an early missionary to the Netherlands and Luxembourg? He is called the "Apostle of Benelux".

   Saint Walburga
   Saint Columbanus
   St. Francis Xavier
   Saint Willibrord

Your answer was: Saint Columbanus.


Answer: Willibrord (658-739) was a contemporary of fellow-Englishman St. Boniface, the Apostle of Germany (ca.675-754) and is known as the Apostle of Frisia and the first archbishop of Utrecht (Netherlands). Frisia is located on the southeastern coast of the North Sea along the coast of the Netherlands and extending into Germany, including modern-day Friesland. He retired to Abbey of Echternach, a Benedictine monastery in the town of that name, in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg and the Diocese of Trier.


1300th Anniversary Of The Beginning Of The Missionary Activity Of Saint Willibrord
Scott 858-860 (1990)


Reference
• Thomas I. Crimardo New Issues Vatican Notes Volume 39 Number 2 September 1990 Pages 1&4
• Willibrord, Saint Catholic Answers https://www.catholic.com/encyclopedia/willibrord-saint
• 1300th Anniversary Of The Beginning Of The Missionary Activity Of Saint Willibrord UFN Bulletin 1990

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