Personal Information: saintly statusWillibrord 1 View information for this person For with fervent faith he [sc. Willibrord 1] left fatherland, family and friends for the love of God; he showed contempt for earthly things in order that he might acquire heavenly ones. Therefore he found the great fruit of his labour.

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Personal InformationFor with fervent faith he [sc. Willibrord 1] left fatherland, family and friends for the love of God; he showed contempt for earthly things in order that he might acquire heavenly ones. Therefore he found the great fruit of his labour.
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Original Text Nam patriam, cognationem et amicos, feruente fide, pro amore Dei dereliquit; terrena contempsit, ut caelestia adquireret. Idcirco magnum laboris sui fructum inuenit ...

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