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Widukind

Duke of Saxony

BlessedFull write-up

Feast: 6 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

755

Died

900

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

—

not yet

Who they were

Widukind, a Westphalian noble, led the Saxons' long struggle against Charlemagne for their independence and pagan religion.

In the end he was baptised with many companions at Attigny. There is no further credible information about him.

The miracles

The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his veneration.

Why that counted as sanctity

A pagan warrior chief who became a Christian.

The cause

The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.

A miracle approved by the Holy See is needed for the next step. If you know the postulation’s own page, tell us and it will be added here.

Sources

Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Widukind
Wikidata Q320348 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Widukind (CC BY-SA)

Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.