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Saint Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865) also known as Saint Anschar was an Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. The see of Hamburg was designated a mission to bring Christianity to Northern Europe and Ansgar became known as the Apostle of the North.

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birth date
0801-01-01T00:00:00+02:00, 0801-09-08
birth place
Amiens
canonized by
Pope Nicholas I
death date
0865-02-03
death place
Bremen
title
Apostle of the North
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Catholic Church

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