Nicholas Hermansson
bishop of Linköping
Feast: 2 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
At Linköping in Sweden, Blessed Nicholas Hermansson, bishop, who, severe with himself, gave himself entirely to his Church and to the poor, and received the relics of Saint Bridget with honour.
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 2 May as a bishop of Linköping who was hard on himself, gave himself to his Church and to the poor, and received the relics of Saint Bridget with honour.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
- Roman Martyrology, 2 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q6008729 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.