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Margrethe af Højelse
roman Catholic Danish local saint
SaintKingdom of DenmarkPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
1176
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Margrethe of Roskilde, also called Margrethe of Ølse (d. 1176), was a Danish Roman Catholic local saint. She has been referred to as the only female saint in Denmark.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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
- Den katolske kirke (Catholic Church in Norway) — 'Den hellige Margareta av Højelse († 1176)' — The Norwegian Catholic Church's saints database carries her: of the Hvide family, kinswoman of Archbishop Absalon of Lund, murdered by her husband in 1176; a year later Absalon solemnly translated her remains to Our Lady
- Wikidata Q4965564 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Margrethe of Roskilde (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.