Atrebanus

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Atrebanus , also Attrobatanus (* 8th century ; † 782 in Meldorf in Dithmarschen ) was a missionary monk.

Life

He was probably a pupil of Bishop Willehad from Bremen and tried to pursue the missionary mission of the Saxons in the Dithmarschen area , which was planned by Charlemagne . Together with Emming, Benjamin and Gerival they were companions of the priest Folkard. According to the sources, Atrebanus was slain in Dithmarschen in 782.

Web links

  • Atrebanus in Complete Lexicon of Saints, Volume 1. Augsburg 1858, p. 343.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nis R. Nissen : Little story of Dithmarschens. 3rd edition, Boyens Medien, 1988, p. 26
  2. ^ Ortwin Pelc: Christianization. In: Schleswig-Holstein Lexicon. Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster 2000, ISBN 3-529-02441-4 .
personal data
SURNAME Atrebanus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Attrobatanus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Monk and missionary
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century
DATE OF DEATH 782
Place of death Meldorf , Dithmarschen