ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 30th of July WELCOME! SAINT OLAVE, KING OF SWEDEN, MARTYR Saint Olave (Olaf, Olaus ), a king of Sweden, flourished in the 9th century. He had been converted by Saint Ansgar and at the time of a famine he had refused to bring an offering to the pagan idols of Upsala, and to beg them for it to cease. His staunch refusal caused a rebellion in Bizen, and some idolaters of that city assassinated the pious king. The cowardly murder took place in the vicinity of today's city of Stockholm . (Mg.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 616) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Olave may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, ...