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Showing posts with label SCANDINAVIAN CATHOLICS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label SCANDINAVIAN CATHOLICS. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Queen Dagmar and the Bishop

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Readers might remember the earlier post on Dagmar (ca. 1189-1212/ 1213), Denmark's beloved medieval Catholic Queen. A charming ballad...
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Queen Anna of Sweden and Poland

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Anna of Austria (1573-1598) was the first wife of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland and Sweden. Both Anna and her husband were devout Catho...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

Dalum: A Danish Cloister Comes Full Circle

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A Benedictine cloister becomes the Danish King's retreat after the Reformation, then a manor house, and finally a convent once again: Fr...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Queen Dagmar of Denmark and Her Cross

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Once upon a time, prior to the Reformation, Denmark was Catholic. One reminder of its former Catholicity is the  “Dagmar Cross” . Queen...
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