Feast January 7
Canute Lavard
Saint, patron of Zealand · Feast January 7
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
January 7
Patronage
- 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