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Canute V Magnussen (Danish: Knud V Magnussen) (c. 1129 – 9 August 1157) was a King of Denmark from 1146 to 1157, as co-regent in shifting alliances with Sweyn III and Valdemar I. Canute was killed at the so-called Bloodfeast of Roskilde in 1157.
On 19 April 1101, persuaded by the envoys from Eric I of Denmark, Pope Paschal II confirmed the "cult of Canute" that had arisen, and King Canute IV was canonized. [6] He was the first Dane to be canonized. [1] 10 July is recognised by the Catholic Church as his feast day.
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May 8, 2024 · Canute (I) was a Danish king of England (1016–35), of Denmark (as Canute II; 1019–35), and of Norway (1028–35), who was a power in the politics of Europe in the 11th century, respected by both emperor and pope.
- Dorothy Whitelock
The title of the project evinces a connection to Denmark’s last Viking king, King Canute IV, who was killed on the 10th July 1086 in the Church of St. Alban’s Priory, Odense. Canute became Denmark’s first saint in 1101, and thereafter was referred to as Canute the Holy.
Canute IV ; canonized 1101; feast days January 19, July 10) was a martyr, patron saint, and king of Denmark from 1080 to 1086. The son of King Sweyn II Estrithson of Denmark, Canute succeeded his brother Harold Hen as king of Denmark. Canute opposed the aristocracy and kept a close association with.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
King Canute IV, also known as Canute the Holy (1042-1086) is the patron saint of Denmark and the first Dane to be canonized. His father was King Sweyn II Estridsson and his mother was an unknown concubine. Saint Canute's holy day is the 10th of July.
Canute VI of Denmark. Canute VI. The seal of Canute VI, dating from the 1190s, is the earliest known example of the coat of arms of Denmark. The only known copy of this insignia was discovered in Schwerin, Germany in 1879.
