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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.
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. Canute Lavard was raised in the court of Saxony, where he received a well-rounded education. He grew up to become ...
Saint Canute Lavard was born on March 12 in 1096 in Roskilde, Denmark. He was the second son of King Eric I and Queen Bodil. Knut parents died on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land when he was six years old. At sixteen, Knut was sent to further education with the Saxon Duke. At his court, he not only received a political and military education, but ...
Canute Guild ( Estonian: Kanuti gild; French: Guilde de Sainte-Canut) was a guild in Tallinn, Estonia. The guild was named after St Knud Lavard (1096−1131), son of Eric I of Denmark, Duke of Schleswig [1] The guild was established probably in 13th century; it was mentioned first in 1326. At the beginning, the guild was composed of artisans ...
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. He was killed by his cousin Magnus (later King Magnus I of Sweden; ca. 1106–1134 ...
Creating a Crusader Saint – Canute Lavard and Others of that Ilk Divine approval of righteous warfare is an old phenomenon in Western Europe, going back to the sign that Emperor Constantine saw in the sky and through which he conquered in 312. In Eusebius of Caesarea’s (died 339): De vita Constantini, lib. I, cap.
Duke of Schleswig and Danish prince. Canute Lavard Q434760)
