Bulfram from Sens
Wulfram von Sens (also Wulfran or Offran etc .; * 640 in Milly-la-Forêt ; † around 720 or 740 in the Abbey of Saint-Wandrille near Caudebec-en-Caux in Normandy ) is a saint of the Catholic Church. His feast day is March 20th.
Vita
Wulfram was born as the son of an officer in the army of the Merovingian kings Dagobert I and Clovis II . He dedicated himself to proselytizing the Frisians and was appointed Archbishop of Sens around the year 693 . After a few years he gave up the office of bishop and lived as a simple monk in the Abbey of Saint-Wandrille until his death , where he also died.
Adoration
Around the year 770 his bones were raised and around the year 800 a monk from Saint-Wandrille wrote his vita . Several churches are dedicated to him in northern France and England , including the late Gothic collegiate church of Abbeville . He is the patron saint of Abbeville.
presentation
Medieval representations of the saint are unknown; in modern portraits he is mostly depicted in the bishop's robe.
Web links
- Wulfram von Sens (Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints)
- Bulfram of Sens (CatholicSaints, English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bulbous |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wulfran; Offran |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Frankish saint and bishop of Sens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | at 640 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milly-la-Foret |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 20, 720 or 740 |
| Place of death | Saint-Wandrille Abbey , Normandy |