Liudger

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Liudger was a medieval Frisian missionary and the first bishop of Münster, known for his role in Christianizing parts of northern Germany.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ludger 3
Liudger canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic bishop
human
missionary
saint
activeIn Frisia
Münster
Saxony
alsoKnownAs Liudger of Münster
Liudger
surface form: Ludger

Saint Ludger
surface form: Saint Liudger
buriedAt Werden Abbey
canonizationStatus pre-congregation saint
contemporaryOf Alcuin of York
Charlemagne
countryOfCitizenship Frisia
dateOfBirth circa 742
dateOfDeath 809
educatedAt Utrecht NERFINISHED
York
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Frisians
feastDay 26 March
founded Werden Abbey
givenName Liudger self-link
hasOccupation abbot
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old Frisian
notableFor Christianizing parts of northern Germany
first bishop of Münster
notableWork Christianization of parts of northern Germany
Missionary work among the Frisians
Missionary work in Saxony
occupation Catholic priest
bishop
missionary
participantIn Christianization of Saxony
surface form: Carolingian mission to the Saxons
placeOfBirth Frisia
placeOfDeath near Billerbeck
positionHeld Bishop of Münster
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
residence Münster
Werden Abbey
sexOrGender male
studentOf Alcuin of York
veneratedIn Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Münster foundedBy Liudger
Diocese of Münster firstBishop Liudger
this entity surface form: Ludger
Lutz shortFormOf Liudger
this entity surface form: Ludger
Liudger givenName Liudger self-link
Liudger alsoKnownAs Liudger
this entity surface form: Ludger