Winibald
| Saint Winibald | |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 December 768 |
| Venerated in | Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 18 December |
| Attributes | portrayed as an abbot with a bricklayer's trowel; shown with Willibald (his brother) and Richard the Saxon (his father) |
Winibald (Winebald, Winnibald, Wunebald, Wynbald) (died 18 December 768) was abbot of the Benedictine double monastery of Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm. Traditionally, he is called the brother of Saint Willibald and Saint Walpurga.
His father was Saint Richard the Pilgrim and his uncle Saint Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz.
External links
- Wynnebald 1 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
- Saints of December 18
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Sts. Willibald and Winnebald". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
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