About Witta of Büraburg
Lived 700 – 760. Witta of Büraburg was a missionary, catholic bishop, catholic priest and bishop.
See Witta, son of Wecta for the mythological Jutish chieftain.
Witta of Büraburg (also known as Albuin or Vito Albinus, a close Latin translation of his Germanic name) (born in Wessex; died 26 October 747) was one of the early Anglo-Saxon missionaries in Hesse and Thuringia in central Germany, disciple and companion of Saints Boniface and Lullus. Following the establishment by Boniface of the bishopric of Büraburg near Fritzlar in 741, Witta was the first and only bishop there. After his death on 26 October 747, no successor was appointed and Lullus, then archbishop of Mainz, incorporated the bishopric into his own because he wanted to have control over the Christian missionary efforts towards the East. Witta was buried in the chapel of Saint Sturm (Sturmius, Sturmi) which Lullus later (769) used as the nucleus for the new and influential Benedictine Hersfeld Abbey.
His feast day falls on 26 October.
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Who was Witta of Büraburg?
West Saxon Saint
When was Witta of Büraburg born?
Witta of Büraburg was born in 700 in Kingdom of Wessex.
When did Witta of Büraburg die?
Witta of Büraburg died in 760 in Büraburg.
What was Witta of Büraburg's occupation?
Witta of Büraburg was a missionary, catholic bishop, catholic priest and bishop.
What nationality was Witta of Büraburg?
Witta of Büraburg's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Wessex.
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