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Unni
Archbishop and saint
SaintPre-congregation
Born
900
Died
936
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Unni was an archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen (916 – 17 September 936). He died as a missionary in Birka in Sweden, where he tried to continue Ansgar's work.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- New Catholic Encyclopedia via Encyclopedia.com — "Unni of Hamburg, St." — Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen 916-936, died on mission at Birka; head entombed in Bremen cathedral (the lead plate "VNNIS ARCHIEP-C" was found in 1840); revered as the third Apostle of the North; feast 17 September.
- Wikidata Q225876 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Unni (bishop) (CC BY-SA)
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