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Billfrith
English saint
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 6 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Billfrith (Old English: Billfrið; fl. early 8th century) is an obscure Northumbrian saint credited with providing the jewel and metalwork encrusting the former treasure binding of the Lindisfarne Gospels. His name is thought to mean "peace of the two-edge sword".
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales — 'At Lindisfarne and at Durham, the holy memory of St. Bilfrid, Hermit and Confessor' — the Northumbrian anchorite who adorned the Lindisfarne Gospels.
- Wikidata Q16201394 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Billfrith (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.