St Willibrord

Willibrord’s family loved God very much. In fact, his father is a saint, too - St. Hilgis. Willibrord was sent to study with St. Wilfrid when he was a young boy. When he was old enough, he entered the Benedictine order. He studied for many years and then was sent to Frisia to preach the Gospel to people who did not believe in God, but worshiped idols. Many people started to believe in Jesus because of the work that Willibrord did in spreading the Gospel. He was made the first Bishop of Frisia and he built a Cathedral and lots of Churches there. Then a King who did not believe in God took power of Frisia and he kicked Bishop Willibrord out, burned many churches, and killed some missionaries who were there spreading the Gospel. Bishop Willibrord went back to Frisia when that King died and he rebuilt the Churches and continued to spread the Gospel there.