SAINT
saint-ecgberht-of-ripon
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Ecgberht was an Anglo-Saxon monk of Northumbria. After studying at Lindisfarne and Rath Melsigi, he spent his life travelling among monasteries in northern Britain and around the Irish Sea. He was instrumental in the establishment of Wihtberht's mission to Frisia.
feast Day
04-24
birth Date
639
death Date
729
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
4
feast Day Of Month
24

