Willehad

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Willehad
Willehad of Bremen, from a woodcut of the Late Middle Ages
Missionary, Pilgrim and Bishop of Bremen
Born	c. 735 Northumbria, England
Died	8 November 789 Blexen upon Weser, Germany
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Echternach, Luxembourg
Feast	8 November, 13 July (ordination)
Attributes	bishop overturning idols
Patronage	Saxony

Willehad or Willihad (Latin: Willehadus/Willihadus); c. 745 AD – 8 November 789) was a Christian missionary and the Bishop of Bremen from 787 AD.