Saint Olof is the Patron Saint of which country?
"The Saint Olav Drama Saint Olav Drama () is an outdoor theatre performance played every end of July in Stiklestad in Verdal, Norway. The play commemorates the Battle of Stiklestad that took place in the year 1030, and which resulted in death of King Olaf II of Norway. In the aftermath of his death, King Olaf would later be canonized as Saint Olaf (""Heilag Olav""), patron saint of Norway. The play explores the transition process between traditional pagan customs and the introduction of Christianity into Norway. The play draws on historic events mentioned in ""Heimskringla"" written by Snorri Sturlson. The"
"Norway. Since 1954, ""The Saint Olav Drama"" has been performed at Stiklestad each year. In the Faroe Islands, Ólavsøka is also recognized on July 29. Ólavsøka is the biggest summer festival in the Faroe Islands and is commonly celebrated over a several day period. This tradition dates from when the islands were part of Norway during the Middle Ages. Within Sweden ""Olofsmässa"" (""Olaf's Mass"") is recognized principally within the former Norwegian province of Härjedalen. Within Finland, ""Pyhän Olavin Päivä"" (""St. Olaf's Day"") is celebrated principally at Savonlinna, site of Olavinlinna (""Olof's Castle""), since St. Olaf is the patron saint of"
"of Norway is the former state church and the vast majority remain at least nominal members. Other religions do, however, enjoy religious freedom and have prospered with immigration in recent years, particularly Islam and Roman Catholicism. Saint Olaf is the patron saint of Norway. He is regarded by some as the eternal king and has a reputation and place in history unchallenged by any other Norwegian King for the last 1000 years. Norwegian (the written standards Bokmål and Nynorsk). <br>Five Uralic languages – Finnish, South Sami, Lule Sami, North Sami and Kven – are additional official languages of some municipalities."
"membership. While some Swedish areas had Christian minorities in the 9th century, Sweden was, because of its geographical location in northernmost Europe, not Christianized until around AD 1000, around the same time as the other Nordic countries, when the Swedish King Olof was baptized. This left only a modest gap between the Christianization of Scandinavia and the Great Schism, however there are some Scandinavian/Swedish saints who are venerated eagerly by many Orthodox Christians, such as St. Olaf. However, Norse paganism and other pre-Christian religious systems survived in the territory of what is now Sweden later than that; for instance the"
"St. Olaf's Church, Jomala The Church of St. Olaf is a medieval stone church in Jomala, Åland Islands. It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. Dating from about 1260 to 1280, it is possibly the oldest Christian church in Finland, and was extended in the 19th century. It is constructed of local red granite and limestone. The church is dedicated to King Olaf II of Norway, patron saint of the Åland Islands and Jomala. The coloured wall paintings from the 1280s on the Western gable represent scenes from the parable of the Prodigal Son. Considerations to expand the"
"the site. Olsok Olsok (""Olaf's Wake"" or ""Olaf's Vigil"") is a national day of celebration in the Nordic countries of Norway and the Faroe Islands, and also in the provinces of Härjedalen in Sweden and Savonlinna in Finland. King Olaf II Haraldsson of Norway is remembered as Rex perpetuus Norvegiae, the Eternal King of Norway. July 29 is traditionally the date of the death of King Olaf at the Battle of Stiklestad, east of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway, in 1030. King Olaf's martyrdom at Stiklestad appears to have contributed decisively to establishing Christianity throughout the nation of Norway. King Olaf was"
"Olsok Olsok (""Olaf's Wake"" or ""Olaf's Vigil"") is a national day of celebration in the Nordic countries of Norway and the Faroe Islands, and also in the provinces of Härjedalen in Sweden and Savonlinna in Finland. King Olaf II Haraldsson of Norway is remembered as Rex perpetuus Norvegiae, the Eternal King of Norway. July 29 is traditionally the date of the death of King Olaf at the Battle of Stiklestad, east of Nidaros (Trondheim), Norway, in 1030. King Olaf's martyrdom at Stiklestad appears to have contributed decisively to establishing Christianity throughout the nation of Norway. King Olaf was subsequently canonized"
"Separate Saga of St. Olaf The Separate (or Independent) Saga of St. Olaf ""(Olav den helliges saga"") is one of the kings' sagas. It was written about King Olaf II of Norway (""Olaf Haraldsson""), later Saint Olaf (""Olav den Hellige""), patron saint of Norway. It was written in ""c."" 1225 by Snorri Sturluson, who made use of the saga by the priest Styrmir Kárason, now largely lost except for some fragments in ""Flateyjarbók"". A revised version of the Separate Saga was later incorporated into the ""Heimskringla"" (""c."" 1230), often ascribed to Snorri Sturluson. Like many other kings' sagas, the work"
"States Patron saints of places The idea of assigning a patron saint to a certain locality harks back to the ancient tutelary deities. This is a list of patron saints of places by nation, region, and town/city. If a place is not listed here, it may be listed in ""Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary"". Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Colombia Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt France Germany Greece Haiti Hungary India Ireland Italy Lebanon Lithuania Malta Mexico Montenegro The Netherlands Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom"
"cites skaldic poems for historical verification or literary embroidery. The work is also valuable for being preceded by two prologues. The principal witness of the text is MS nr. 2 4° in the National Library of Sweden (""Kungliga biblioteket""), Stockholm. In the longer prologue, Snorri Sturluson expounds on the historical value of skaldic poetry: Separate Saga of St. Olaf The Separate (or Independent) Saga of St. Olaf ""(Olav den helliges saga"") is one of the kings' sagas. It was written about King Olaf II of Norway (""Olaf Haraldsson""), later Saint Olaf (""Olav den Hellige""), patron saint of Norway. It was"
"""Anu"" – ""forefather"", ""Leifr"" – ""heir"".) Olav is the modern equivalent in Norwegian, formerly often spelt Olaf. His name in Icelandic is Ólafur, in Faroese Ólavur, in Danish Olav, in Swedish Olof. Olave was the traditional spelling in England, preserved in the name of medieval churches dedicated to him. Other names, such as Oláfr hinn helgi, Olavus rex, and Olaf are used interchangeably (see the ""Heimskringla"" of Snorri Sturluson). He is sometimes referred to as ""Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae"" (), a designation which goes back to the 13th century. St.Olaf was born in Ringerike. His mother was Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, and his"
"altarpiece contains a painting of the saint, shown as the martyr king defeating a dragon, representing victory over his pagan past. It was originally a gift presented to Pope Leo XIII in 1893 for the golden jubilee of his ordination as a bishop by Norwegian nobleman and papal chamberlain, Baron Wilhelm Wedel-Jarlsberg. The chapel was restored in 1980 and re-inaugurated by Bishop John Willem Gran, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo. In Germany, there used to be a shrine of St. Olaf in Koblenz. It had been installed in 1463 or 1464 by Heinrich Kalteisen, at his retirement"
"Patron saints of places The idea of assigning a patron saint to a certain locality harks back to the ancient tutelary deities. This is a list of patron saints of places by nation, region, and town/city. If a place is not listed here, it may be listed in ""Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary"". Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Colombia Croatia Cuba Czech Republic Denmark Ecuador Egypt France Germany Greece Haiti Hungary India Ireland Italy Lebanon Lithuania Malta Mexico Montenegro The Netherlands Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sri Lanka Sweden Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United"
"St. Olaf College St. Olaf College is a co-educational, residential, four-year, private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, United States. It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American immigrant pastors and farmers, led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The seal of the St. Olaf College displays the Coat of arms of Norway, which includes the axe of St. Olaf. The motto ""Fram! Fram! Kristmenn, Krossmenn"", written in New Norwegian, is adapted from the"
"of Norway. The residence of the kings until 1217, it remained until the Reformation the heart and centre of the spiritual life of the country. There was situated the tomb of St. Olaf, and around the patron of Norway, ""Rex perpetuus Norvegiae"", the national and ecclesiastical life of the country was centred. The feast of St. Olaf on 29 July was a day or reunion for ""all the nations of the Northern seas, Norwegians, Swedes, Goths, Cimbrians, Danes and Slavs"", to quote an old chronicler, in the cathedral of Nidaros, where the reliquary of St. Olaf rested near the altar."
"Norwegian-British bridal couples. St Olaf's Church, Balestrand St Olaf's Church ""(The English Church, Nynorsk: St. Olafs kyrkje, Den engelske kyrkja)"" is an Anglican church in Balestrand in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. The church was built in 1897 as a stave church imitation and has 95 seats. St. Olaf's Church is notable as the inspiration for the chapel in Elsa's coronation scene in the 2013 Disney film ""Frozen"". Balestrand was a popular site for British tourists in the latter half of the 19th century. One of these was the English clergyman's daughter and climbing pioneer, Margaret Sophia"
"""(""Gaannske Nommedalls Leens Beskriffuelse"")"" called the church ""Olafshougs Kirke i Hærø fierding"", meaning St. Olaf's Church of Harran. St. Olaf is the patron saint of Norway. The first church building on this site was built around 1170, and it was restored in 1433 and 1510. In 1689, the old church was replaced by a new stave church, which still stands today. St. Olaf's Church was for centuries the main church for all of the people that lived in the upper inner part of Namdalen (the old ""Overhalla"" parish). In the 1800s and 1900s, several Englishmen (some of those were noblemen)"
"Saint Olaf's Church, Helsingør Saint Olaf's Church () is the cathedral church of Helsingør in the north of Zealand, Denmark. With a history going back to around 1200, the present building was completed in 1559. In 1961, the church was given the status of cathedral in connection with the establishment of the Diocese of Helsingør. The church was dedicated to Saint Olaf of Norway. Mentioned for the first time in 1295, the original small Romanesque church was probably built at the beginning of the 13th century. Helsingør developed rapidly after Eric of Pomerania introduced customs fees in the 1420s for"
"pilgrims upon the completion of their journey. But the relics of St. Olaf are no longer in the Nidaros Cathedral. Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson (c. 995 – 29 July 1030), later known as St. Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title ""Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae"" () and canonised at Nidaros (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. His sainthood encouraged the widespread"
"the prayer book and hymns used in Finland's new Lutheran Church. This work set the rules of orthography that are the basis of modern Finnish spelling. His thorough work is particularly remarkable in that he accomplished it in only three years. He died suddenly while returning from a trip during which he negotiated a treaty with the Russians. Michael Olaui or Mikkel Olofsson (Finnish ""Mikael Olavinpoika"") was born in Nyland (""Uusimaa"") in the village of Torsby in Pernå (""Pernaja""), Sweden (now Finland), around the year 1510. He was named after the patron saint of Pernå's church. The exact date of"
"and the wrought iron baptismal font (donated in 1579). There are also a number of frescoes in the church, notably the decorative painting with flowers and leaves on the nave's fourth vault, dated to the mid-16th century. Saint Olaf's Church, Helsingør Saint Olaf's Church () is the cathedral church of Helsingør in the north of Zealand, Denmark. With a history going back to around 1200, the present building was completed in 1559. In 1961, the church was given the status of cathedral in connection with the establishment of the Diocese of Helsingør. The church was dedicated to Saint Olaf of"
"be built in Spain dedicated to St Olaf. ""A modernized version of the simple pre-Roman church"" has been built in Covarrubias, Spain. ""Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway have financed close to 40% of the total cost of the project. Local Spanish authorities as well as several Spanish and Norwegian companies are among the other contributors."" 750 years later, a church was constructed and consecrated to Olav the Holy on 18 September 2011 in Covarrubias. Representatives from both Spain and Norway were present at the opening, as well as more than 1300 spectators. For several years now the area of Covarrubias has"
"cult of St Olaf, which still continues. Only a few years after its consecration in March 1207, king Erling Steinvegg was buried in the church. In 1536, four years after the secularisation of the cloister, the church burnt down. Some parts were able to be rebuilt and were subsequently used as the liege lord's residence. Nordic round churches Nordic round churches are a type of round church found in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. According to the usual interpretation, Nordic round churches were designed with defence in mind. Aside from their religious role, they also served as power symbols, storehouses and"
"Olaf Olaf or Olav (, , or British ""Ōleifr"", ""Anleifr"" ; Old Norse: ""Áleifr"", ""Ólafr"") is a Scandinavian, German, and Dutch given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ""*Anu-laibaz"", from ""anu"" ""ancestor, grand-father"" and ""laibaz"" ""heirloom, descendant"". Old English forms are attested as ""Ǣlāf"", ""Anlāf"". The corresponding Old Novgorod dialect form is ""Uleb"". A later English form of the name is ""Olave"". In the Norwegian language, ""Olav"" and ""Olaf"" are equally common, but Olav is traditionally used when referring to Norwegian royalty. The Swedish form is ""Olov"" or ""Olof"" and was borrowed into Old Irish and Scots"
"St. Olav's shrine St. Olav’s Shrine was the resting place of the earthly remains of St. Olav, Norway’s patron saint, behind the high altar of Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim, Norway, from the mid 11th century. For nearly five centuries the shrine was of major religious value to Norway and the other Nordic countries, and also to other parts of Northern Europe. St. Olav’s Shrine opens and closes the Middle Ages as an historic period in Norway. The shrine consisted of three shrines, the one covering the other, and was the most important and by far the most valuable object in"
"Pope Alexander III, making him a universally recognised saint of the Roman Catholic Church, and a commemorated historical figure among some members of the Lutheran and Anglican Communions. He is also a canonised saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church (feast day 29 July) and one of the last famous Western saints before the Great Schism. The saga of Olav Haraldsson and the legend of Olaf the Saint became central to a national identity. Especially during the period of Romantic Nationalism, Olaf was a symbol of Norwegian independence and pride. Saint Olaf is symbolised by the axe in Norway's coat of"
"this way, as seen especially in the skaldic verses attributed to him. Olaf swiftly became Norway's patron saint; his canonisation was performed only a year after his death by Bishop Grimkell. The cult of Olaf not only unified the country, it also fulfilled the conversion of the nation, something for which the king had fought so hard. Owing to Olaf's later status as the patron saint of Norway, and to his importance in later medieval historiography and in Norwegian folklore, it is difficult to assess the character of the historical Olaf. Judging from the bare outlines of known historical facts,"
"Olof (I) of Sweden Olof was king in Sweden when Catholic missionary St. Ansgar made his second voyage from Germany to the Swedish city of Birka in about the year 851 or 852 A.D. He had an ambivalent attitude to the Christian religion, and was known as a successful warrior king in the Baltic region. Olof does not occur in any other primary source than the Vita Ansgari (c. 870), and his relationship with the other known Swedish kings of the 9th century is unknown. Ansgar had undertaken missionary work among the Swedes in 829-831, and laid the foundations to"
"pope. Secular priests and Benedictines, Cistercians, Augustinians, Dominicans, and Franciscans worked together for the prosperity of the church. Archbishops Eilif Kortin (d. 1332), Paul Baardson (d. 1346) and Arne Vade (d. 1349) were most notable. Provincial councils were held at which efforts were made to eliminate abuses and to encourage Christian education and morality. St. Olaf, Norway's patron saint and ""Rex perpetuus Norvegiae"" (perpetual king of Norway), is entombed at Nidaros and the national and ecclesiastical life of the country was centred there. His tomb was a site of pilgrimage. The feast of St. Olaf on 29 July was a"
"ships sailing through the Øresund, soon becoming one of Denmark's largest market towns. The church is mentioned in several late 15th-century documents in connection with Johan Oxe's Chapel and, later, the inscription on the alarm bell in 1511. When the church was rededicated in 1521, possibly after a fire, Saint Andrew and Saint Vincent are mentioned as patron saints. After the Reformation, Saint Olaf's gained a reputation as a Catholic stronghold, a Protestant priest saying in 1536 he was unable to take up his appointment there. Many of the ships passing Helsingør were British as a community of Scots settled"
"it commemorates the death of Saint Olaf. The celebrations are held in Tórshavn, starting on the evening of the 28th and continuing until the 31st. 28 July is a half working day for the members of some of the labour unions, while Ólavsøkudagur (St Olaf's Day) on 29 July is a full holiday for most but not all union members. The official celebration starts on the 29th, with the opening of the Faroese Parliament, a custom that dates back 900 years. This begins with a service held in Tórshavn Cathedral; all members of parliament as well as civil and church"
"Archbishop of Nidaros (1161–1189).The nine miracles reported in ""Glælognskviða"" form the core of the catalogue of miracles in this office. St. Olaf was widely popular not only in Norway but throughout Scandinavia. Numerous churches in Norway, Sweden, and Iceland were dedicated to him. His presence was even felt in Finland and many traveled from all over the Norse world in order to visit his shrine. Apart from the early traces of a cult in England, there are only scattered references to him outside the Nordic area. Several churches in England were dedicated to him (often as ""St Olave""); the name"
"Sigfrid of Sweden Saint Sigfrid of Sweden (, , ) was an English-born missionary-bishop in Scandinavia during the first half of the 11th century. Saint Sigfrid is credited, in late medieval king-lists and hagiography, with performing the baptism of Olof Skötkonung, the first monarch of Sweden. He is likely to have visited Sweden soon after the year 1000, and conducted extensive missions in Götaland and Svealand. For some years after 1014, following a return to England, he was based in Trondheim, Norway, but his position became untenable after the defeat of Olaf Haraldsson. Even during his time in Norway, it"