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Hallvard Vebjørnsson

Norwegian martyr, saint patron of Oslo

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Feast: 15 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

1020

Died

1043

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Hallvard Vebjørnsson (Hallvard Den Hellige) (c. 1020–1043), commonly referred to as Saint Hallvard (Sankt Hallvard), is the patron saint of Oslo. He is considered a martyr because of his defence of an innocent thrall woman. His religious feast day is 15 May.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources

Wikidata Q1364981 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Hallvard Vebjørnsson (CC BY-SA)

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