Ecgberht of Ripon
Saint Ecgberht | |
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| Born | 639 England |
| Died | 729 Iona |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Ripon |
| Feast | 24 April, in the Catholic Church and, additionally, 5 January in the Orthodox Church |
Ecgberht (or Egbert, and sometimes referred to as Egbert of Rath Melsigi) (died 729) was an Anglo-Saxon monk of Northumbria. After studying at Lindisfarne and Rath Melsigi, he spent his life travelling among monasteries in northern Britain and around the Irish Sea. He was instrumental in the establishment of Wihtberht's mission to Frisia.