Siegfried (saint)
The sacred Siegfried († around 1067), and Sigfrid , Sigfridus or Sigurd called, was the first of several Anglo-Saxon missionaries that the Christianity in Sweden widespread.
He came to Värend in Småland via Denmark , together with his nephews Unaman ( priest ), Sunaman ( deacon ) and Vinaman ( subdeacon ). They were murdered in 1008 when Siegfried was staying in Husaby ( Västergötland ) for the baptism of King Olof Skötkonung . When he returned to Värend, he found a wooden bucket floating on a lake with the severed heads of his relatives. In the nave of the cathedral to Vaxjo their are relics buried.
Siegfried built churches in southern Sweden and preached there. Legend has it that he is third in the list of bishops of Skara , the first diocese in Sweden, in whose foundation he at least helped. He is also buried in Växjö , where he died. His shrine was destroyed in the 17th century .
Some details about him are controversial and come from his hagiography , which was written in the 13th century . It is also uncertain whether it was Siegfried who baptized the king.
His name day is February 15 , his attributes the bishop's costume and a bucket with three heads in it.
literature
- Ute Önnerfors: Sigfrid. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 10, Bautz, Herzberg 1995, ISBN 3-88309-062-X , Sp. 261-263.
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| Gotskalk |
Bishop of Skara 1030-1050 |
Osmund |
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| SURNAME | Siegfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sigfrid; Sigfridus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English missionary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1067 |