Saint
Wilfrid of York
New Calendar October 12 Old Calendar October 25
Why they are a saint
Wilfrid was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon. In 664, Wilfrid acted as spokesman for the Roman position at the Synod of Whitby, and became famous for his speech advocating that the Roman method for calculating the date of Easter should be adopted.
Patronage / why chosen as patron
Orthodox Christians usually take Wilfrid of York as a patron when they bear the name Wilfrid at baptism, or were born or baptized near the feast on October 12.
Prayer
O holy Wilfrid of York, pray to God for us.
A short general prayer to a saint, not a liturgical text. No public-domain troparion for this saint is included.