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198 Lives of the Saints. [Nov.s.
of accuracy the date of his birth. He was perhaps educated
at York, for we find that he was at a subsequent period
the friend of Alcuin. After he had attained to the priesthood, he was induced, by the reports of the progress of the
English missionaries in Germany, to visit Friesland for the
purpose of assisting in the conversion of the idolaters of
that country. With the permission of Alchred, king of
Northumbria (who reigned from 765 to 774), and the bishops,
Willehad quitted his native land, and went direct to Dockum
in Ostergo, the scene of the martyrdom of Boniface, which
was then occupied by a Christian congregation, and there
he established himself for some time, receiving and educating
the children of the Frisian nobles. After a few years he
proceeded east, having by that time acquired the language,
with the intention of carrying the light of the Gospel to
those who had not as yet been visited by missionaries. He
crossed the river Lawers, on the borders of West Friesland,
and entered the district of Groningen. At a place called
Humarcha, supposed to be Hunsingo, near Groningen, or its
hamlet, Marne, in the midst of his preaching, the idolaters
incensed at the freedom with which he spoke of their religion,
rose against him and his companions, and they only escaped
the fate of Boniface by the intervention of the chiefs, who
persuaded the people to have the sacred lot drawn to decide
whether the gods demanded their death or not. The lot
having declared that the missionaries were to be spared,
Willehad proceeded to the district of Drente, where he made
numerous converts; but the too eager zeal of one of them in
destroying an idol brought the missionaries into trouble. A
man aimed his sword at the breast of Willehad, but the blade
was diverted by his box of relics, which was suspended
round his neck, and did him no harm. He was obliged,
however, to fly with his companions from Friesland, and
take shelter at the court of Charlemagne.
ft *
| Title | The lives of the saints - 13 |
| Creator | Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine) |
| Publisher | J. Grant |
| Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
| Date | 1914 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000238 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | ft 198 Lives of the Saints. [Nov.s. of accuracy the date of his birth. He was perhaps educated at York, for we find that he was at a subsequent period the friend of Alcuin. After he had attained to the priesthood, he was induced, by the reports of the progress of the English missionaries in Germany, to visit Friesland for the purpose of assisting in the conversion of the idolaters of that country. With the permission of Alchred, king of Northumbria (who reigned from 765 to 774), and the bishops, Willehad quitted his native land, and went direct to Dockum in Ostergo, the scene of the martyrdom of Boniface, which was then occupied by a Christian congregation, and there he established himself for some time, receiving and educating the children of the Frisian nobles. After a few years he proceeded east, having by that time acquired the language, with the intention of carrying the light of the Gospel to those who had not as yet been visited by missionaries. He crossed the river Lawers, on the borders of West Friesland, and entered the district of Groningen. At a place called Humarcha, supposed to be Hunsingo, near Groningen, or its hamlet, Marne, in the midst of his preaching, the idolaters incensed at the freedom with which he spoke of their religion, rose against him and his companions, and they only escaped the fate of Boniface by the intervention of the chiefs, who persuaded the people to have the sacred lot drawn to decide whether the gods demanded their death or not. The lot having declared that the missionaries were to be spared, Willehad proceeded to the district of Drente, where he made numerous converts; but the too eager zeal of one of them in destroying an idol brought the missionaries into trouble. A man aimed his sword at the breast of Willehad, but the blade was diverted by his box of relics, which was suspended round his neck, and did him no harm. He was obliged, however, to fly with his companions from Friesland, and take shelter at the court of Charlemagne. ft * |
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