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Blessed Wittikund Of Westphalia

Blessed Wittikund Of Westphalia

Blessed Wittikund Of Westphalia

Also known as: Wittikund of Saxony; Widukind of….; Wittekind of….

Blessed

Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

7-Jan

Died

C.804 in Enger, Germany; relics transferred to Paderborn, Germany

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Blessed Wittikund of Westphalia, also known as Wittikund of Saxony, Widukind of Saxony, or Wittekind of Saxony, was a significant figure in the early medieval period. He was born in Saxony, Germany, and raised as a pagan. Wittikund held the title of Duke of Westphalia, a region in modern-day Germany.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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