Vita Willibrordi

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Vita Willibrordi is a Latin hagiographical biography of Saint Willibrord, traditionally attributed to the Anglo-Saxon scholar Alcuin of York.

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Vita Willibrordi canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin biography
hagiographical work
medieval text
about Christianization of Frisia
early medieval mission in the Low Countries
life of Saint Willibrord
missionary activities of Saint Willibrord
associatedWith Anglo-Saxon scholarship
Carolingian period
Northumbrian intellectual tradition
attributedTo Alcuin of York
focusesOn miracles of Saint Willibrord
missionary work among the Frisians
virtues of Saint Willibrord
genre hagiography
hasCharacter Frankish rulers
Willibrord
surface form: Saint Willibrord

pagan Frisians
hasTitleInLatin Vita Willibrordi self-link
historicalValue source for early medieval church history in the Low Countries
source for the life of Saint Willibrord
intendedPurpose edification of Christian readers
promotion of the cult of Saint Willibrord
language Latin
literaryForm saint's life
literaryTradition Latin hagiography
mainSubject Willibrord
surface form: Saint Willibrord
placeDescribed France
surface form: Francia

Frisia
Northumbria
portraysAs Saint Willibrord as apostle of the Frisians
preservedIn medieval manuscripts
religiousSubtradition Latin Church worldwide
surface form: Latin Church
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectOf scholarly debate on authorship
timePeriodDescribed 8th century
traditionalAuthor Alcuin of York
usedAsSourceBy historians of early medieval missions
usedIn medieval hagiographical tradition

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Alcuin of York notableWork Vita Willibrordi
Vita Willibrordi hasTitleInLatin Vita Willibrordi self-link
Albinus notableWork Vita Willibrordi
Flaccus Albinus notableWork Vita Willibrordi