Saint Ulfrid of Sweden

Also known as

• Ulfrid of Sverige
• Wilfrid of….
• Wolfred of….
• Wolfried of….
• Wulfrad of….
• Wulfrid of….

Memorial

• 18 January

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Missionary bishop to Germany and Sweden. Martyred for chopping down an idol of the god Thor.

Born

• 10th century England

Died

• 18 January 1028 by Norse pagans
• body thrown into a marsh

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ulfrid of Sweden“. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 January 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>