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Canute Lavard (Danish: Knud Lavard; cognate with English Lord) (12 March 1096 – 7 January 1131) was a Danish prince. Later he was the first Duke of Schleswig and the first border prince who was both a Danish and a German vassal, a position leading towards the historical double position of Southern Jutland .
Feast Day: January 7. Death: June 1, 1131. Saint Canute Lavard, also known as Canute Laward, Canute of Schleswig, Canute the Lord, Duke of Jutland, and King of the Western Wends, was born around 1096 in Roskilde, Denmark. He was the second son of King Eric the Good of Denmark and the nephew of King Saint Canute of Denmark.
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St. Francis of Assisi. St. Michael the Archangel. Bl. Laura Vicuna. St. Canute Lavard, not to be confused with Canute IV of Denmark, was a Danish prince born on March 12, 1096, as the only legitimate son of King Eric I of Denmark. Growing up, Canute was in close contact with the noble family of Hvide.
Canute Lavard (died 1131), Danish prince and saint. Medieval painting in the church of Vigersted, Denmark. Photographer: Fredrik Tersmeden, Lund, Sweden (2002)
St. Canute Lavard. January 7, Martyr. Source: Catholicsaints.info. Roman martyrology: Danish noble; Roskilde. Supported the efforts of St. Vicelin and defended his area against Viking raids. He was killed by his cousin who saw him as a rival to the Danish throne. Canonization date: 1169 by Pope Alexander III. SHORT BIOGRAPHY.
Canute Lavard ( c. 1096–1131) Martyr (c.1096–1131).Born at Roskilde, the second son of Eric the Good, king of Denmark, Canute stayed at the Saxon court for some years. When he returned with ideals of feudalism and military organization, his uncle King Niels appointed him duke of southern Jutland to rule from Schleswig (which he fortified ...
Canute became the patron saint of the Danish guilds, and his cult spread throughout Denmark and Schleswig. His present tomb at Sankt-Bendt church, Ringsted, dates only from the 17th century. Feast: Jan. 7; June 25.
