{"id":2694,"date":"2021-08-31T07:40:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T11:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2694"},"modified":"2021-08-31T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:36:10","slug":"264-st-winebald-6th-in-a-family-of-6-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2694","title":{"rendered":"264- St. Winebald, 6th (of 6) family members to be a saint!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20159060\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/stats-code\/series21_Episode35\/\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The final saint from this family is St. Winebald. The older brother to St. Willibald and sister St Valpurga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/St-Winebald.jpg\" alt=\"Color illustration of St. Winebald\" class=\"wp-image-2700\" width=\"334\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/St-Winebald.jpg 238w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/St-Winebald-179x300.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 334px) 85vw, 334px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicsaints.info\/saint-winebald-of-heidenheim\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">St Winebald credit- https:\/\/catholicsaints.info\/saint-winebald-of-heidenheim\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He studied to become a monk while in Rome and returned to England to recruit others back to Rome to dedicate their lives to God. But he eventually found himself in Germania helping his uncle St. Boniface, brother and sister with their mission there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"957\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-1400x957.jpg\" alt=\"Graffiti of the family of saints from wiki commons\" class=\"wp-image-2685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-1400x957.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/2880px-Heilige_Wuna_rechts-1200x820.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>St Wuna is on the right along with her husband Richard, then Winebald, St Valpurga and St Williebald from Wikicommons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here are several photos that offer additional background about early Christianity in Germany:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"871\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-1400x871.jpg\" alt=\"Wurzburg, Germany settled in 6th century and Chrisitanized in 686\" class=\"wp-image-2715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-1400x871.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-1536x955.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-2048x1274.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Wurtzburg-1200x746.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>This is a screen grab from a YouTube video about the Main River. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-1400x881.jpg\" alt=\"An infographic about Kapple, a church where the Virgin Mary appeared\" class=\"wp-image-2714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-1400x881.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-1536x967.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-2048x1289.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Kappele-1200x755.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption>Another screen grab from the same video that mentions a church the Virgin Mary visited in Germany.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>For more about St. Winebald here are links to my primary sources:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/anastpaul.com\/2020\/12\/18\/saint-of-the-day-18-december-saint-winebald-osb-c-701-761\/\" target=\"_blank\">AnaStPaul.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newadvent.org\/cathen\/15644c.htm\" target=\"_blank\">NewAdvent.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winibald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:55px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I value feedback through the comments section here<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OR- Better via email at <a href=\"mailto:NikosSteves@gmail.com\">NikosSteves@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession tells of key apparitions of the Virgin Mary since she passed on from the world and how she serves humanity through Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The origin of these podcasts began with my book <em>The Constant Procession.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(An e-book copy of the book can be found here on the website.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Constant Procession (the podcast) is published here every Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png\" alt=\"The Podcast Academy Member Logo\" class=\"wp-image-2191\" width=\"470\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/The-Podcast-Academy-Member-Card-lemon.png 360w, 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The older brother to St. Willibald and sister St Valpurga. He studied to become a monk while in Rome and returned to England to recruit others back to Rome to dedicate their lives to God. But he eventually found himself in Germania helping his uncle St. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/?p=2694\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;264- St. Winebald, 6th (of 6) family members to be a saint!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2694\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nikossteves.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}