ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 30th of April WELCOME! SAINT SUIBERT, BISHOP OF VERDEN Saint Suibert (Swithbert, Suibertus ) (April 30 and September 4), the first bishop of Verden (Werden, Verdia, Ferda ) in Westphalia, also called Suicbertus and Swibertus , is called "the Younger" to distinguish him from the holy apostle of Friesland , whose feast is celebrated on March 1. He, too, is said to have come from England as a missionary and, because he considered himself highly valuable in spreading the gospel among the Saxons, was appointed bishop by Charles the Great. Details of his life have not come down to us. His death is usually dated to 807. His memory is celebrated in Osnabrück. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 398) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast ...