Saint Sigfrid of Sweden
Also known as
- Apostle of Sweden
- Sigfrid of Vaexjoe
- Sigfrid of Växjö
- Sigfrid of Wexlow
- Sigfried…
- Siegfried…
Profile
Priest at York and/or Glastonbury in England. Monk. Evangelized in Norway, Sweden, Denmark. Brought King Olaf of Sweden to the faith. While Sigfrid was away on a mission, his three nephews (Saint Winaman, Saint Unaman, and Saint Sunaman), who had come to help with the work in Sweden, were beheaded by pagan raiders. Sigfrid returned, recovered their heads, and claimed they could talk, a claim that terrorized the pagans. King Olaf decided to execute the murderers, but Sigfrid spoke against capital punishment and the killers were spared. Olaf then ordered them to pay a large fine, but Sigfrid refused the blood money, and thus achieved such a moral high ground that his mission work became even more successful.
Born
- at Glastonbury, England
- one of three bishops on a ship
- baptizing King Olaf of Sweden
- bishop menaced by devils
- bishop carrying three severed heads
- bishop carrying three loaves of bread (misrepresentation of the heads)
MLA Citation
- “Saint Sigfrid of Sweden“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 February 2024. Web. 29 April 2024. <>