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Saint Sebaldus
England
Saint Sebaldus, also known as Sebald, Sebaldo, Sinibaldo, or Siward, was a remarkable figure in the early Christian missionary movement. He was born around the year 770, most likely in England, as the son of a Danish chieftain who had settled there.
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