ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY Saints celebrated on the 23rd of February WELCOME! SAINT WILLIGIS, ARCHBISHOP OF MAINZ This holy prelate is known as Willigis (Willegisus), Willigus, Willegus , and Willigizus ; he became Archbishop of Mainz on June 29, 975 and died after a glorious and meritorious life on February 23, 1011. The Mainz historian Falk claims Willigis to have been of aristocratic descent, but Thietmar and most other writers agree that this archbishop was of humble origins. In any case, he first saw the light of day in Schöningen, Braunschweig, in Germany. It is handed down to us that, when Willigis' mother was pregnant with him, she once saw the sun shining from her womb and illuminating the world with flaming rays - an omen that did come true. The boy showed good talents, virtue and an inclination towards the clergy from an early age. As a young priest, he soon became a canon in Hildesheim and was so well recommended to Emperor Otto II that he employed him as a...