Saint Wilfrid of York

Saint Wilfrid of York, also known as Wilfrid of Hexham, Wilfrid of Ripon, and Vilfrido, was born in 634 in Northumbria, England. He was the son of a Northumbrian thegn, but his mother died when he was young, and he did not have a good relationship with his step-mother. At the age of 14, in an effort to escape his difficult family situation, he was sent to the court of Oswy, King of Northumbria....