Magnus (bishop)

Not to be confused with Magnus (bishop of Milan).

Bishop Magnus I, also known as 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]

See also

• List of bishops of Turku

References

1. Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten (1993). Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-0-8240-4787-0.
2. Pfatteicher, Phillip (1980). Festivals and Commemorations. Augsburg Fortress. ISBN   978-0-8066-1757-2.
3. DuBois, Thomas Andrew (2007). Sanctity in the North: Saints, Lives, and Cults in Medieval Scandinavia. University of Toronto Press. ISBN   978-0-8020-9410-0.
4. "MAGNUS (d. 1308) Biskop i Åbo" (in Swedish). Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 17 August 2024.