Winibald
Saint Winibald | |
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Died | 18 December 768 |
Venerated in |
Roman Catholic Church Orthodox Church |
Feast | 18 December |
Attributes | portrayed as an abbot with a bricklayer's trowel; shown with Willibald (his brother) and Richard the Saxon (his father) |
Winibald (Winebald, Winnibald, Wunebald, Wynbald) (died 18 December 768) was abbot of the Benedictine double monastery of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm. Traditionally, he is called the brother of Saint Willibald and Saint Walpurga.
His father was Saint Richard the Pilgrim and his uncle Saint Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz.
External links
- Saints of December 18
- "Sts. Willibald and Winnebald". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.