mission of Saint Willehad

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8th-century historical event Christian missionary activity evangelization campaign

The mission of Saint Willehad was an 8th-century Christian evangelization effort led by the Anglo-Saxon missionary Willehad to convert the pagan Saxons in northern Germany.

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mission of Saint Willehad canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 8th-century historical event ⓘ
Christian missionary activity ⓘ
evangelization campaign ⓘ
aim conversion of pagan Saxons ⓘ
associatedWith Archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Christianization of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalContext Saxon Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Frankish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Latin Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
endTime late 8th century ⓘ
hasCause Frankish expansion into Saxon territories ⓘ
desire to integrate Saxons into Christian Europe ⓘ
hasEffect Christianization of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundation of the Diocese of Bremen ⓘ
hasHistoricalSource hagiographical vitae of Saint Willehad ⓘ
medieval ecclesiastical chronicles ⓘ
languageOfEvangelization Latin ⓘ
Old Saxon ⓘ
leader Willehad of Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Lower Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ
lower Weser region ⓘ
northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ
method baptism ⓘ
founding of churches ⓘ
preaching ⓘ
notablePlace Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ
Weser River region NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy Saxon pagans ⓘ
supporters of Widukind ⓘ
participant Willehad of Bremen NERFINISHED ⓘ
pagan Saxons ⓘ
partOf Carolingian missionary policy ⓘ
patron Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrderType Anglo-Saxon missionary tradition ⓘ
religiousTargetGroup Germanic pagans ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
resultedIn appointment of Willehad as first Bishop of Bremen ⓘ
startTime circa 770 ⓘ
supportedBy Carolingian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charlemagne NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 8th century ⓘ

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Christianization of Saxony → hasPart → mission of Saint Willehad ⓘ