Saint Thorfinn of Hamar: Difference between revisions

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His death went unnoticed for decades until 1335, when his tomb’s opening revealed a sweet fragrance and a preserved poem, sparking his veneration. His relics were later moved to a convent in Bruges in 1687, though the abbey was destroyed by Calvinists in 1571.
His death went unnoticed for decades until 1335, when his tomb’s opening revealed a sweet fragrance and a preserved poem, sparking his veneration. His relics were later moved to a convent in Bruges in 1687, though the abbey was destroyed by Calvinists in 1571.


==Significant Events==
==Significant events==
* Witnessed the Tønsberg Concord in 1277 as a canon of Nidaros.
* Witnessed the Tønsberg Concord in 1277 as a canon of Nidaros.
* Appointed Bishop of Hamar, likely late 1270s or early 1280s.
* Appointed Bishop of Hamar, likely late 1270s or early 1280s.

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