8th-century Christian saints

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 92. Chapters: Bede, Paul the Deacon, Saint Boniface, Pope Gregory III, Pope Zachary, John of Damascus, Pope Sergius I, Aldhelm, Pope Paul I, Wilfrid, Chronological list of saints in the 8th century, Willibald, Adomnán, Corbinian, Æthelberht II of East Anglia, Beatus of Liébana, Hubertus, John of Beverley, Saint Giles, Ceolfrith, Fillan, Paulinus II of Aquileia, Eanflæd, Nothhelm, Cuthmann of Steyning, Jænberht, Opportuna of Montreuil, James the Deacon, Willibrord, Guthlac of Crowland, Andrew of Crete, Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople, Gangulphus, Abel of Reims, Gudula, Adrian of Canterbury, Baldred of Tyninghame, Billfrith, Eadfrith of Lindisfarne, Máel Ruba, Cosmas of Maiuma, Vergilius of Salzburg, Constantine VI, Stephen the Younger, Leoba, Bosa of York, Saint Fructus, Odile of Alsace, Bertin, Acca of Hexham, Wihtburh, Archil of Kakheti, Rupert of Salzburg, Abo of Tiflis, Bregowine, Rumbold of Mechelen, Ecgwine of Evesham, Lebuinus, Lambert of Maastricht, Wilfrid II, Saint Sturm, Chrodegang of Metz, Ecgberht of Ripon, Saint Baudolino, John Maron, Gregory of Utrecht, Saint Pirmin, Alberic of Utrecht, Vindicianus, Curetán, Bertha of Artois, Willehad of Bremen, Winnoc, Hugh of Champagne, Alchmund of Hexham, Osana, Adalbert of Egmond, Pardulphus, Lullus, Hædde, Pharaildis, Theodosia of Constantinople, Saint Oda, Theofrid, Frederick of Utrecht, Saint Fergus, Mildthryth, Botwine, Aubert of Avranches, Saint Erentrude, Æthelwold, Anselm, Duke of Friuli, Himelin, Ida of Herzfeld, Ulphia, Fulrad, Saint Bertulf, Saint Othmar, Porcarius, Gummarus, Arbeo of Freising, Erkembode, Amalberga of Temse, Ælfflæd of Whitby, Caintigern, Agilulfus of Cologne, Ælfwald I of Northumbria, Thecla of Kitzingen, Burchard of Würzburg, Wigbert, Tola of Clonard, Talarican, Emebert, Simpert, Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria, Engelmund of Velsen, Gerald of Mayo, Petronax of Monte Cassino, Mildburh, Bertha of Bingen, Remigius of Rouen, Witta of Büraburg, Saint Domitius, Kyros of Constantinople, Ælfthryth of Crowland, Pega, Benedict Crispus, Theodore of Pavia, Cissa of Crowland, Alchmund of Derby, Rupert of Bingen, Colmán mac Comán, Leutfridus, Pharailde, Alto of Altomünster, Basil the Confessor, Winibald, Libert of Saint-Trond, Relindis of Maaseik, Silvin of Auchy, Genesius, Count of Clermont, Ursmar, Abdalong of Marseilles, Donald of Ogilvy, Sacerdos of Limoges, Pope Mina I of Alexandria, Epiphania of Pavia, Agofredus, Saint Cyrillus. Excerpt: Wilfrid (originally spelled Wilfrith) (c. 633 - c. 709) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered the religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Gaul, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon. In 664 Wilfrid acted as spokesman for the Roman "party" at the Council of Whitby, and became famous for his speech advocating that the Roman method for calculating the date of Easter should be adopted. His success prompted the king's son, Alhfrith, to appoint him Bishop of Northumbria. Wilfrid chose to be consecrated in Gaul because of the lack of what he considered to be validly consecrated bishops in England at that time. During Wilfrid's absence Alhfrith seems to have led an unsuccessful revolt against his father, Oswiu, leaving a question mark over Wilfrid's appointment as bishop. Before Wilfrid's return Oswiu had appointed Ceadda in his place, resulting in Wilfrid's retirement t...