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Scandinavian countries include Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Faroe Islands, and Åland Islands This page is a list of Scandinavian saints , blesseds , venerables , and Servants of God , as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church .
This is a list of Saints, Blesseds, Venerables, and Servants of God who were born in, lived in, died in, or visited Europe. Lists of saints by country or region [ edit ]
The pagan Germanic peoples referred to holy places by a variety of terms and many of these terms variously referred to stones, groves, and temple structures. From Proto-Germanic * harugaz , a masculine noun, developed Old Norse hǫrgr meaning 'altar', Old English hearg 'altar', and Old High German harug meaning 'holy grove, holy stone'.
Bridget of Sweden (1303–1373), Patron Saint of Europe.. This list of Swedish saints includes all Christian saints with connections to Sweden, either because they were of Swedish origin and ethnicity or because they travelled to the Swedish people from their own homeland and became noted in their hagiography for their work.
Of the original Gothic church, only the choir buttresses and the north wall of the nave remain. The tower (1730) has a lantern dome of characteristic Munich type. The Neo-Baroque facade shows the use of elements borrowed from Viscardi's Trinity Church. The interior is aisled, with an ambulatory round the choir. The nave is barrel-vaulted, with ...
Shrine of St. Sebaldus (containing his relics) in the Sebalduskirche at Nuremberg, the masterpiece of Peter Vischer the Elder and his sons, 1508-19. Despite the obscure origins and insecure historicity of the saint himself, the cult of Sebaldus has been long associated with Nuremberg, fostered by the city itself, which became a place of pilgrimage. [6]
Saints who are also venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church are in Category:German saints or its subcategories Category:Saints of Germania and Category:Medieval German saints. Pages in category "German Roman Catholic saints"
The Church of the Holy Spirit (German: Heiliggeistkirche) is the largest church in Heidelberg, Germany. The church, located in the marketplace in the old town center, was constructed between 1398 and 1515 in the Romanesque and Gothic styles. It receives 1–3 million guests annually, making it among the most visited churches in Germany. [1]