Saint Olav of Sweden

Also known as

• Olaf of Sweden

Memorial

• 30 July

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King of Sweden. Martyred by some of his pagan subjects when he refused to sacrifice to idols.

Died

• c.950 in an area in modern Stockholm, Sweden

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Olav of Sweden”. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 June 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-olav-of-sweden/>