Magnus (bishop) explained

Magnus (bishop) should not be confused with Magnus (bishop of Milan).

Bishop Magnus I, or Mauno, was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku between 1291 and 1308.^[1] He was the first bishop who is known to have been born in Finland. He also helped to complete the Christianization of Finland started by St. Henry.^[2]

In 1300, Bishop Magnus translated the relics of St. Henry during a period of consolidation of religious and secular power in Medieval Northern Europe.^[3] In the same year, he consecrated Turku Cathedral.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Pulsiano . Phillip . Wolf . Kirsten . Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia . Taylor & Francis . 1993 . 978-0-8240-4787-0 .
2. Book: Pfatteicher , Phillip . Festivals and Commemorations . Augsburg Fortress . 1980 . 978-0-8066-1757-2 .
3. Book: DuBois , Thomas Andrew . Sanctity in the North: Saints, Lives, and Cults in Medieval Scandinavia . University of Toronto Press . 2007 . 978-0-8020-9410-0 .
4. Web site: MAGNUS
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Biskop i Åbo. Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. 17 August 2024. sv.