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    Saint Botvid was a Christian missionary in Sweden during the 11th century. Botvid, who was born in Södermanland, Sweden, went on a trade trip to England...
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  • Botvid is a Swedish given name and surname. People with the name include: Saint Botvid (died 1120), Christian missionary in Sweden Botvid Sunesson (died...
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    592. The municipality is named after Saint Botvid, a Christian missionary during the 12th century. Saint Botvid is shown on the seal and coat of arms...
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    original on 27 December 2007. "Saint Botvid". New Catholic Dictionary. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. "St. Botvid". Holy Spirit Interactive...
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    Sweden by Saint Sigfrid of Växjö along with Saint Botvid and Saint Eskil. The missionaries David, Eskil, and Botvid preached chiefly in Södermanland and Västmanland...
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    diocese offices. In 1967 it moved to Enskede. Saint Botvid, Swedish missionary, martyr of 12th century. Saint Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373), Founder of the...
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    along with Saint Botvid and Saint David. Botvid lies buried in Botkyrka, today a suburb of Stockholm in the east of Södermanland. All three saints are known...
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  • He wrote a biography of Saint Birgitta (c. 1303–1373) and hymns to her and in honor of 12th-century missionary Saint Botvid (died ca 1120). List of Archbishops...
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    always be found in connection to the death of a saint. According to legend, when the remains of Saint Botvid were transported to the church in today's Botkyrka...
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    by the Foteviken Museum. Saint Botvid in the New Catholic Dictionary Archived 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Botvid had been converted to Christianity...
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    a local cult following, including Saint Botvid and Saint Eskil in Södermanland, Saint Helena of Skövde, and Saint Sigfrid in Småland. In their names...
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  • Memorial 11 July: Saint Benedict, abbot – Feast 20 July: Saint Thorlac, bishop – Memorial 27 July: Saint Martha – Memorial 28 July: Saint Botvid, martyr – Memorial...
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  • the three instrumental people, the earlier being Saint Eskil and later Saint Botvid. Eskil's and Botvid's legends, however, were contemporary (12th century)...
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    This list of Swedish saints includes all Christian saints with connections to Sweden, either because they were of Swedish origin and ethnicity or because...
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    has it that Saint Eskil, an English bishop, disturbed a heathen sacrifice held at Strängnäs by king Blot-Sweyn and was killed. Saint Botvid, a native layman...
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    Egypticus. The northern portal of the tower has a stone relief depicting Saint Botvid, lying on a fish; a motif found on all the churches by Master Egypticus...
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    raised with a strict education and little luxury. She attended the Sint Botvid boarding school, where lessons were taught in French, then went on to the...
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  • Name days in Sweden (category Saints' days)
    than personal names. Some of the names below are linked to the original saints or martyrs from which they originate. A work group, consisting of the Swedish...
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  • Sweden [Sueriki] and Denmark. Now is enumerated Ragnvalde of Tiundaland, Botvid of Hälsingland, Bote of Fjärdhundraland, Grimalde of Östergötland, Tole...
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  • Christian feast day: Alphonsa Muttathupadathu (Syro-Malabar Catholic Church) Botvid Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frederick Handel, Henry Purcell (Episcopal...
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  • (d. 1958) 1914 – Richard Widmark, American actor (d. 2008) 1915 – Rolf Botvid, Swedish actor and screenwriter (d. 1998) 1918 – Olga Lopes-Seale, Guyanese-Barbadian...
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  • Swedish name day list of 2001 (category Saints' days)
    updated every 15 years. Some of the names below are linked to the original saints or martyrs from which they originate. Bengt af Klintberg (30 January 2014)...
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    part of Finland but then was part of Sweden. He was named after the patron saint of Pernå's church. The exact date of his birth, like most details of his...
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  • Sandvikens kyrka Sankt Andreas kyrka, Malmö Sankt Ansgars kyrka, Uppsala Sankt Botvids kyrka Sankt Clemens kapell, Simrishamn Sankt Clemens kyrka, Laholm S:t...
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