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Sigfrid of Sweden
English bishop and saint
SaintResearchedKingdom of EnglandBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 15 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
995
Died
1045
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Växjö in Sweden, Saint Sigfrid, bishop: English by origin, he evangelised the peoples of this region with the greatest zeal and baptised King Olaf himself into Christ.
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 15 February as an English-born bishop who evangelised the region of Växjö and baptised King Olaf.
Connected on this site
- Winaman Saint“Winaman (died c.1040) was a nephew and follower of Sigfrid of Sweden (also known as St.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 15 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q428094 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sigfrid of Sweden (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.