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Niels of Aarhus
Danish saint
SaintKingdom of DenmarkPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
1180
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Niels of Aarhus or Niels the Holy (Danish: Niels den Hellige; before 1157 - 1180) was a Danish prince who lived an ascetic life and was revered as a saint in Aarhus until the 18th century even though he was never canonized.
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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 Q4773216 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Niels of Aarhus (CC BY-SA)
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