Witta

See Witta, son of Wecta for the mythological Jutish chieftain.

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Witta of Büraburg (born in Wessex; died 747) was one of the early Anglo-Saxon missionaries in Hesse and Thuringia in central Germany, disciple and companion of St. Boniface and Lullus. Following the establishment by Boniface of the bishopric of Büraburg near Fritzlar in 741, Witta was the first and only bishop there. After his death in 747, no successor was appointed and Lullus, then archbishop of Mainz, incorporated the bishopric into his own. Witta was buried in the chapel of Saint Sturm (Sturmius, Sturmi) in Hersfeld, which Lullus eventually (769) used to establish a new and influential Benedictine monastery.

Related Topics:
Büraburg - Wessex - Hesse - Thuringia - Boniface - Lullus - Fritzlar - Mainz - Saint Sturm - Hersfeld - Benedictine

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