Wilfrid II (died on 29 April in either 745 or 746), name also spelled Wilfrith, also known as Wilfrid the Younger, was the last bishop of York, as the see was converted to an archbishopric during the time of his successor.
Life
Wilfrid was a monk at Whitby and studied there when Hilda was abbess. In 718 he was consecrated as coadjutor bishop to John of Beverley.Fryde, et al. Handbook of British Chronology p. 224
Wilfrid was described as a very holy man, and interested in education.
Wilfrid resigned the bishopric in 732. He died on 29 April in either 745 or 746,Lapidge "Wilfrid II" Blackwell Encyclopedia of Anglo-Saxon England and was buried at Ripon, but it may have been his body that was later translated to Canterbury in the mistaken belief that it was that of the earlier Wilfrid.Blair "Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints" Local Saints and Local Churches p. 560 The younger Wilfrid is considered a saint, with his feast day being 29 April.Walsh A New Dictionary of Saints p. 624 However, he was never the object of strong cult, and only occasional mentions of him occur in martyrologies.Farmer Oxford Dictionary of Saints p. 538
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