Ansgar

Saint

Ansgar
A depiction of Saint Ansgar by Siegfried Bendixen from the Church Trinitatis, in Hamburg, Germany
Apostle of the North
Born8 September 801
Corbie, Frankish Kingdom
Died3 February 865(865-02-03) (aged 63)
Bremen, East Francia
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Anglican Communion[2]
Lutheranism[3]
Feast3 February
AttributesDressed in archbishop's attire with a model of the church

Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar,[4] Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the "Apostle of the North" because of his travels and the See of Hamburg received the missionary mandate to bring Christianity to Northern Europe.[5][6]

  1. ^ February 16 / February 3. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/
  2. ^ "Anskar, Bishop and Missionary, 865". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Notable Lutheran Saints". Resurrectionpeople.org. Archived from the original on 16 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Common Worship texts: Festivals". The Church of England. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Anschar" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
  6. ^ Fr. Paolo O. Pirlo, SHMI (1997). "St. Ansgar". My First Book of Saints. Sons of Holy Mary Immaculate – Quality Catholic Publications. p. 41. ISBN 971-91595-4-5.

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