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Sunday, 18 August 2013

Saintly Royals Sunday

Posted on 05:56 by vikash gupta
King St Canute IV of Denmark
The first Dane to be canonized as a saint, he strengthened the Danish monarchy, attempted to conquer England and had many miracles attributed to him after his death. He was canonized in 1101 by Pope Paschal II. His feast day is January 19.

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