Eskil (bishop)
Saint Eskil († around 1080 or 1087 in Strängnäs ) was an English monk who was sent by Saint Siegfried (Sigfrid) of Växjö as a bishop to proselytize “in all of the Swedish north forests”. His bishopric was Tuna - today Eskilstuna . When he tried to prevent a pagan festival of sacrifice in Strängnäs, he was stoned. This is said to have happened around the year 1080, according to other sources around 1087.
Eskil is represented as a bishop, his attributes are three stones .
His feast day is celebrated on June 12th.
literature
- Walter Kasper (Hrsg.): Lexicon for theology and church . 3., completely reworked. Edition. tape 3 . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau 1995.
Web links
Commons : Saint Eskil - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Joachim Schäfer: Eskil from Södermanland. In: Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints. Retrieved July 9, 2015 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Arthur Taylor: Ancient See of Strengnäs . In: The Catholic Encyclopedia . tape 16 . The Encyclopedia Press, New York 1914 ( newadvent.org [accessed July 9, 2015]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eskil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English monk and missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1080 or 1087 |
| Place of death | Strängnäs |