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Hallvard Vebjørnsson
Norwegian martyr, saint patron of Oslo
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Feast: 15 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1020
Died
1043
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Hallvard Den Hellige) (c. 1020–1043), commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard (Sankt Hallvard), is the patron saint of Oslo. He is considered a martyr because of his defence of an innocent thrall woman. His religious feast day is 15 May.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- katolsk.no — Den katolske kirke (Catholic Church in Norway): Den hellige Hallvard Vebjørnsson — Norwegian martyr d. 1043, declared a saint and patron of the diocese by the bishop of Oslo in 1125; patron saint of Oslo. Butler's Lives also has him at 15 May.
- Wikidata Q1364981 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hallvard Vebjørnsson (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.