A portrait of St. Burchard of Würzburg
St. Burchard of Würzburg
d. 754
Feast
October 14 · VIII c.
Patron of
Würzburg · Bishops · Missionaries
Order
Bishop / Missionary
Anglo-Saxon Benedictine missionary (d. 754), companion of St. Boniface and consecrated by him as the first bishop of Würzburg in 741; secured the relics of St. Kilian for the cathedral. Feast October 14.
Life & Times
Died: 754 · From: England / Germany.
Patronage
St. Burchard of Würzburg is invoked as the patron of würzburg, bishops, missionaries. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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