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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Assuming Kanutus = Canutus, is this Knud any relation to the Canutus commemorated in the Roman Calendar (prior to the 1969 revisions) on 19 January? Stan Metheny ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders Fröjmark" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:28 AM Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 7. January medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture January 7 is also the principal feast day (passio) of Knud Lavard (Kanutus, dux et martyr) of Denmark. St. Knud Lavard was the son of King Erik Ejegod. As Duke of Sønderjylland (Slesvig) and King of the Obodrites, he gained a reputation as a great and noble leader. In 1131 he was murdered by his cousin, Prince Magnus, who feared him because of his popularity. The canonization of Duke Knud was obtained by his posthumous son, King Valdemar the Great, from Pope Alexander III in 1169. Knud Lavard's passio was celebrated in the Danish Church Province during the Middle Ages. He also had a status as patron saint of Danish guilds and chapels in cities and trading posts in the Baltic Sea Region, as well as for Danish crusades in that region. Anders Fröjmark ********************************************************************** 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 ********************************************************************** 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