ST THORFINN OF HAMAR, BISHOP

ST THORFINN OF HAMAR, BISHOP - 8 JANUARY

SAINT THORFINN OF HAMAR, BISHOP

Saint Thorfinn, a Cistercian monk, and Bishop of Hamar, Norway, was born in Trondheim.

STATE INTERFERENCE IN CHURCH MATTERS

From A.D. 1282 onwards, King Eric II tried to control Church matters (such as the elections of bishops and who was in charge of Church affairs) and used force to get his way. A prolonged persecution of the Church by the secular state followed. Bishop Thorfinn had to go into exile. He found refuge in the abbey of Ter Doest, near Bruges, Belgium. He died in the odour of sanctity on January 8, 1285.

ST THORFINN'S VITA

The Flemish monk Walter de Muda wrote a short "Life" of St Thorfinn in verse, which is the source of almost all information we have about him. The Ter Doest monastery was pillaged by anti-Catholic forces in 1571.

PRAYER:

May the intercession of the blessed Thorfinn, your bishop, commend us to you, O Lord, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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