About Thiofrid of Echternach
Lived 1100 – 1110. Thiofrid of Echternach was a hagiographer and monk.
Thiofrid (died 1110) was the Benedictine abbot of Echternach Abbey, and writer of works in several different areas. He is one of the few medieval writers to discuss the cult of relics, in his Flores epytaphii sanctorum.
He wrote on Willibrord; in connection with the link between Walcheren, where a church was dedicated to Willibrord, and Echternach. Thiofrid travelled to Frisia to mediate between the inhabitants and a son of Baldwin VI of Flanders.
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Who was Thiofrid of Echternach?
Christian hagiographer
When was Thiofrid of Echternach born?
Thiofrid of Echternach was born in 1100.
When did Thiofrid of Echternach die?
Thiofrid of Echternach died in 1110 in Echternach.
What was Thiofrid of Echternach's occupation?
Thiofrid of Echternach was a hagiographer and monk.
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