Saint Eric IX of Sweden

Biography

Saint Erik, also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May. He was the founder of the House of Erik, which ruled Sweden with interruptions from c. 1156 to 1250.

Feast day

May 18

Birth date

1120–1125

Death date

18 May 1160

Canonization status

Canonized

Feast month

5

Wikidata qid

Q310152

Feast day of month

18

Saints