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Eysteinn Erlendsson
archbishop of Nidaros (1120–1188)
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Feast: 26 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1120
Died
1189
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Trondheim in Norway, Saint Augustine (Eysteinn) Erlendsson, bishop, who tenaciously defended the Church entrusted to him against the kings and increased it with wonderful care.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 26 January as a bishop of Trondheim who defended his Church against the kings.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q329794 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eysteinn Erlendsson (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.