Picture: E. Dreier · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
Earl of Orkney from 1106 to c. 1117
SaintNorwayPre-congregation
Feast: 16 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1075
Died
1117
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1080 – 16 April 1117), sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1117.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q522317 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.