Burchard I was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk and missionary who served as the first Bishop of Würzburg. Born in England around 683, he received his education at Malmesbury Abbey before joining the missionary efforts of Boniface after 732. He worked extensively in Thuringia and was consecrated as a bishop by the summer of 741. Throughout his career, he acted as a significant religious leader, serving as an envoy to Pope Zachary and participating in a German council in 742.