Confessor, Apostle of the Frisians, born England; died Deventer, Holland c770 He was a monk at Ripon, and after his ordination he resolved to devote himself to missionary labors in Germany. He preached in the districts along the Yssel River, and built churches at Hullpa and Deventer. Relics at Deventer. Feast, November 12,.
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