Feast March 26
Saint Ludger
Bishop, patron of Groningen · Feast March 26
Biography
Ludger was a missionary among the Frisians and Saxons, founder of Werden Abbey and the first Bishop of Münster in Westphalia. He has been called the "Apostle of Saxony".
Feast day
March 26
Patronage
- Groningen
- Netherlands
- Deventer
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- diocese of Münster
- Germany
- Werden
- Germany
Birth date
c. 742
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
3
Wikidata qid
Q719683
Feast day of month
26