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Brynolfus
Swedish Roman Catholic bishop and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 6 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1250
Died
1317
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Skara in Sweden, Saint Brynolf Algotsson, bishop, renowned for his care for the Church and for his learning.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 6 February as a bishop of Skara renowned for his care for the Church and his learning.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q332860 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Brynolf Algotsson (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.