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July 7 · Optional · White

St Willibald

(c. 700–787) English monk who spent seven years traveling to Rome, Jerusalem, and Constantinople — his dictated account is the first English travel book — before Boniface made him bishop of Eichstätt, where he served the German mission forty-five years.

When is the feast of St Willibald?

The feast is celebrated on July 7 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar, with white vestments.

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When is the feast of St Willibald?

The feast of St Willibald is celebrated on July 7 each year, kept as a optional in the General Roman Calendar.

Who was St Willibald?

(c. 700–787) English monk who spent seven years traveling to Rome, Jerusalem, and Constantinople — his dictated account is the first English travel book — before Boniface made him bishop of Eichstätt, where he served the German mission forty-five…

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