CatholicSaints.Info

Also known as

• Werenfrid
• Werenfried

Memorial

• 14 August
• 8 November on some calendars
• 28 August on some calendars

Profile

Benedictine monk. Priest. Missionary. Worked with Saint Willibrord of Echternach to evangelize the Frisians.

Born

• in England

Died

• c.780 at Arnheim, Netherlands
• his coffin floated down river to finally settle at Elst, Netherlands
• the incident is still commemorated on the Overbetuwe province coat of arms

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against gout
• against stiff joints
• vegetable gardeners
• —
• Arnheim, Netherlands
• Elst, Netherlands
• Westervoort, Netherlands

Representation

• priest vested for Mass holding a ship with a coffin in it
• dead priest laid in a ship

MLA Citation

• “Saint Werenfridus“. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 August 2016. Web. 23 February 2020. <>