SAINT
saint-canute-lavard
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Saint Knud, also known as Canute Lavard 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 the Strong, who saw him as a rival to the Danish throne. Canute Lavard was canonized in 1170.
feast Day
01-07
patronages
- Zealand
- Denmark
birth Date
1096
death Date
7 January 1131
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
1169
canonized By
Pope Alexander III
feast Month
1
feast Day Of Month
7

