Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. V, 1950 Saints & hagiography Saints

Henry of Uppsala, Saint

ENRICO DI UPPSALA, SANTO

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Also known as: Apostle of Finland, Bishop Henry; Latin: Henricus

HENRY OF UPPSALA, Saint. - Martyr in Finland, of whom he is proclaimed the apostle and patron, in 1156. A native of England, he went to Sweden where in 1152 he was consecrated bishop of Uppsala.

He was in close relations with the holy King Eric of Sweden and in 1155 joined him in the crusade undertaken against the pagan Finns. Among the defeated Finns the king immediately had the religion preached, obtaining many conversions; and H. devoted himself to the care of the neophytes. But on 20 January of the following year he fell victim to his zeal. He was canonized by Adrian IV in 1158. Feast on 19 January.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Iannarii, II, Parisi 1863, pp. 249-50; A. Pottham, Bibl. Hist. M. Aesi, II, Berlino 1896, p. 1562; E. Schmid, Der helige Sigfrid I, Lund 1931, p. 168; cf. also Auel, Boll., 52 (1934), p. 110, and BHL. 3818. Alberto Ghinato

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By Alberto Ghinato

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V (1950), coll. 393–394.

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Ghinato, Alberto. “Enrico di Uppsala, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, coll. 393–394. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950. https://azioneromana.com/article/enrico-di-uppsala-santo.

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Ghinato, Alberto. “Enrico di Uppsala, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. V, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1950, coll. 393–394. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/enrico-di-uppsala-santo.

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  author    = {Ghinato, Alberto},
  title     = {Enrico di Uppsala, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {V},
  pages     = {393--394},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1950},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/enrico-di-uppsala-santo}
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