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Saints from Norway

Read the full stories of 2 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Norway.

Showing 1–2 of 2. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.

Lay saint · 15 May

St. Hallvard Vebjørnsson

Saint Hallvard is depicted in the seal of the city of Oslo, holding the millstone and arrows used to kill him, with the woman he defended at his feet

Martyr · 29 July

Olaf Haraldsson , also called Saint Olaf, Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028.

Norway · Reported birthplace