Feast April 24
Saint Ecgberht of Ripon
Bishop · Feast April 24
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
April 24
Birth date
639
Death date
729
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
4
Wikidata qid
Q764523
Feast day of month
24