Sigfrid Of Sweden
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Gender | Male |
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Born | England |
United Kingdom | |
Died | Vaxjo |
Sweden | |
1045 | |
Vaxjo | |
Sweden | |
Place of burial | Växjö Cathedral, Växjö, Sweden |
Feast | 15 February |
Major shrine | Växjö |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 3994495 |
Sigfrid Of Sweden Life story
Saint Sigfrid of Sweden was a missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Originally from England, Saint Sigfrid is credited in late medieval king-lists and hagiography with performing the baptism of the first monarch of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung.