St. Willehad, Bishop of Bremen & Apostle of Saxony (8 November): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Experience the inspiring story of St. Willehad, Bishop of Bremen and Apostle of Saxony, as told by Father Alban Butler in The Lives of the Saints (November 8th). Discover how this humble English missionary brought the light of Christ to the pagan Saxons, endured persecution, and founded the See of Bremen through faith, sacrifice, and divine grace. 💫 Highlights in this episode: The early life and calling of St. Willehad in Northumbria His missionary zeal in Frisia and Saxony Miraculous deliverances from danger His friendship with St. Boniface and devotion to prayer The founding of the See of Bremen His death and canonization after many miracles ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Introduction: Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler 0:10 – St. Willehad, Bishop of Bremen and Apostle of Saxony 0:40 – Early life and education in Northumbria 1:10 – Missionary journey begins in Frisia 2:00 – Encounters with pagan idolators and divine protection 3:00 – Preaching across Saxony and early conversions 4:00 – The Saxon rebellion against Charlemagne 5:00 – Martyrdom of companions and temporary retreat 6:00 – Return to Saxony and founding of the See of Bremen 7:00 – St. Willehad’s piety, fasting, and love of Scripture 8:00 – His holy death and canonization https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/november/st-willehad/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 #StWillehad #LivesOfTheSaints #CatholicSaints #FatherAlbanButler #ApostleOfSaxony #SensusFidelium #CatholicFaith #ChristianHistory #SaintsOfNovember #BishopOfBremen #CatholicDevotion #MissionarySaints #Charlemagne #StBoniface #Evangelization #Holiness 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758