Feast February 3
Saint Ansgar
Bishop, patron of Scandinavia · Feast February 3
Biography
Ansgar, also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North" because of his travels and the See of Hamburg received the missionary mandate to bring Christianity to Northern Europe.
Feast day
February 3
Patronage
- Scandinavia
- Missionaries
Birth date
8 September 801
Death date
865-02-03
Canonization status
Canonized
Canonized by
Pope Nicholas I
Feast month
2
Wikidata qid
Q110299
Feast day of month
3