Saint Ansgar | |
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Apostle of the North | |
Born | 8 September 801 Corbie, Frankish Kingdom |
Died | 3 February 865 Bremen, East Francia | (aged 63)
Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] Anglican Communion[2] Lutheranism[3] |
Feast | 3 February |
Attributes | Dressed in archbishop's attire with a model of the church |
Patronage | Scandinavia, Missionaries |
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]