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Vilhelm
bishop of the Diocese of Roskilde
SaintKingdom of DenmarkPre-congregation
Feast: 2 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1074
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
William of Roskilde (Danish: Vilhelm, German: Wilhelm, Latin: Wilhelmus; died 8 May or 10 May c. 1074) was a Danish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Bishop of Roskilde in Denmark from about 1060.
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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
- Catholic Encyclopedia, 'Ancient See of Roskilde in Denmark' (newadvent.org) — St William of Roskilde, the Anglo-Saxon chaplain of King Canute who became bishop of Roskilde about 1060 and barred an excommunicate king from his church; canonised by Honorius III on 21 January 1224, feast 2 September —
- Wikidata Q9374558 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — William of Roskilde (CC BY-SA)
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