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Today we'll be telling the story of St. Wilfred, Bishop of York, whose feast is celebrated

on October 12th.

Wilfred was born around the year 633 in North Umbria, the area which is now North

England and South East Scotland.

He came from a noble family, but didn't get along very well with his stepmother.

So at the age of 14 he was sent to live in the court of Oswee, the king of Northumbria.

The queen took him under her wing and had him study at a monastery for three years

before he traveled to Rome, Italy to continue his studies.

On his return to Northumbria, he stayed in Lyons, France for three years to study the monastic life and became a monk.

When back in England he was appointed as the Abbot of a monastery and placed it under the Benedictine rule.

St. Wilfred continued to move all around North Umbria preaching, establishing monasteries,

and was instrumental in bringing Roman liturgical practices to the area.

St. Wilfred believes strongly in uniting everyone in the area under the authority of the Pope.

And even though he was exiled several times, he never gave up on his goal.

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