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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 21st of December WELCOME! JON RAUDE, ARCHBISHOP OF NIDAROS Jon Raude "the Steadfast" (Jón Raudi) became Archbishop of Nidaros in October 1267. He first appears in literary sources in 1253 as a canon in the cathedral chapter of Nidaros. He visited Rome in 1266, when he was tasked by Pope Clement IV with delivering the pallium to the recently appointed Archbishop Hakon of Nidaros. Hakon died just a year later, and the chapter elected Raude to succeed him. The Pope consented, and Raude was consecrated on December 21, 1268 in Viterbo. Upon his accession to the Archbishopric, Raude was confronted with King Magnus VI's attempts to unify the Norwegian law code, which the King intended to apply to the entire realm. Magnus had secured the approval of his law codes by the ruling councils (Things), but the Archbishop of Nidaros opposed it, because only the church itself can regulate church law. Therefore the King had to ac...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 26th of January WELCOME! SAINT EYSTEINN ERLENDSSON, ARCHBISHOP OF NIDAROS Eysteinn [Eystein] (Augustinus Nidrosiensis) , of noble family, was born in the first half of the 12th century near Trondheim. Erlend Himalde, his father, was the grandson of Tørberg Arnesson, an advisor to several Norwegian kings. Eysteinn felt called to the priesthood, was educated at Saint-Victor, in Paris and, when Archbishop Jon Birgersson died on February 24, 1157, Eysteinn was appointed his successor; he then went to see  Pope Alexander III in Rome. He received the pallium from him and returned to Norway in 1161. In his new role, Eysteinn established several communities of Augustinian canons regular and consecrated the famous Saint Thorlak . In 1163, he crowned Magnus Erlingsson King of Norway. This was the first time such a ceremony had taken place in Norway. Saint Eysteinn wrote a Life of Saint Olave , "Passio Et Miracula Beati O...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 26th of January WELCOME! SAINT EYSTEIN ERLENDSSON, ARCHBISHOP OF NIDAROS (NOW TRONDHEIM)  The successor of Archbishop Jon Birgersson in the see of Nidaros (now Trondheim, Norway) was born in 1130. HE ASCENDED THE EPISCOPAL CHAIR IN 1161  Eystein [Eysteinn] had been sent for education abroad, became priest, and, upon his return to his native land, chaplain to the king. In 1161 he was chosen Archbishop. HIS VIRTUES Standing his ground when the state tried to intervene in Church matters, the holy Shepherd was not always popular with the local kings. Amid the overt and covert attacks on the Church he showed detachment from the esteem of the world, from the personal desire of temporal goods, and a great degree of wisdom and fortitude.  HIS WRITINGS Of Eystein's writings, the Life of Saint Olave is probably his best known work. Nidaros Cathedral was built under his leadership. In 1188, our blessed archbishop enter...