Lebuinus was an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon monk and missionary who is recognized as the Apostle of the Frisians. Born in England, he studied at the monastery in Ripon before traveling to Utrecht in 754 to begin his missionary work. He focused his efforts on the Overijssel region, where he successfully converted many people, including members of the nobility, to Christianity. He is remembered as the patron saint of Deventer, a city in the Netherlands where he lived and worked.