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St. Olaf II

Born: 995 Died: killed in battle at Stiklestadt on 29 July 1030 while trying to recover his throne, buried at the Trondheim Cathedral, miracles reported at his tomb, and it became a noted place of pilgrimage for Scandanavians Canonized: 1164 by Pope Alexander III Patronage: carvers, difficult marriages, kings, Norway. Also known as Heilag-Olav, Holy […]

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