Saint Ansgar

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Saint Ansgar was a 9th-century Christian missionary and archbishop known as the "Apostle of the North" for his efforts to evangelize Scandinavia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
Roman Catholic saint
archbishop
human
medieval theologian
activeIn Denmark NERFINISHED
Northern Germany NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Ansgarius NERFINISHED
Anskar NERFINISHED
Apostle of the North NERFINISHED
appointedBy Louis the Pious NERFINISHED
birthDate 0801
birthPlace Amiens NERFINISHED
Frankish Empire NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus saint
countryOfCitizenship Frankish Empire NERFINISHED
deathDate 0865-02-03
educatedAt Corbie Abbey NERFINISHED
Noviomagus (New Corbie) monastery NERFINISHED
era 9th century
feastDay 02-03
givenName Ansgar NERFINISHED
hasBiography Vita Anskarii NERFINISHED
influenced Christianization of the Nordic countries NERFINISHED
knownFor Christianization of Scandinavia NERFINISHED
being Apostle of the North
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Old High German NERFINISHED
memberOf Benedictine Order NERFINISHED
notableWork Evangelization of Scandinavia NERFINISHED
Mission to Denmark NERFINISHED
Mission to Sweden NERFINISHED
occupation archbishop
missionary
patronage Denmark NERFINISHED
Iceland NERFINISHED
Scandinavia NERFINISHED
Sweden NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Bremen NERFINISHED
East Francia NERFINISHED
positionHeld Archbishop of Bremen NERFINISHED
Archbishop of Hamburg NERFINISHED
Bishop of Hamburg-Bremen NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church
wroteAboutBy Rimbert NERFINISHED

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St. Ansgar, Iowa namedAfter Saint Ansgar