Saint Botwid

Also known as
Botuid
Botuidus
Botwinus
Memorial
28 July
Profile
Raised a pagan. Converted to Christianity in England, and then return to Sweden as a missionary. Murdered by an apostate pagan whom he had instructed in the faith, but who had turned against Christianity. Martyr.
Born
province of Sudermannland, Sweden
Died
martyred in 1120; buried at Botkirk, Sudermannland, Sweden
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Additional Information
New Catholic Dictionary
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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