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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Is he considered a martyr, too? in more general terms, is anyone who is killed in the pursuit of godliness a martyr? Bernadette Filotas > Henry of Uppsala (d. 1156) Henry was an Englishman who may have been > part of the household of Cardinal Nicholas Breakspear (later Pope > Adrian IV). The cardinal went as a papal legate to Scandinavia in > 1151 and Henry went with him. H. was made bishop of Uppsala in 1152. > He went crusading against the Finns and, after a Swedish victory, > stayed behind to evangelize. H. had some success, but ran into > trouble: H. excommunicated a converted Finn for murdering a Swedish > soldier; the Finn was irked at this and ambushed the bishop and axed > him to death. H. was early recognized as patron saint of Finland. > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > > -- > Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/227 - Release Date: 1/11/2006 > > ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html