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Wilfrid II
Bishop of York; Saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 29 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
700
Died
800
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Wilfrid II (died on 29 April in either 745 or 746), name also spelled Wilfrith, also known as Wilfrid the Younger, was the last bishop of York, as the see was converted to an archbishopric during the time of his successor.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- John of Beverley Saint Teacher
Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (Catholic, imprimatur) — 'St. Wilfrid the Younger' — Stanton gives him his own notice: St John of Beverley 'ordained St. Wilfrid the Younger to be his successor at York'; he retired to Ripon 'where he gave up his soul to God about the year 744', and the clergy of York held
- Wikidata Q707833 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Wilfrid II (bishop of York) (CC BY-SA)
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