Saint Botvid

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Saint Botvid was an 11th–12th century Swedish Christian missionary and martyr venerated as a local saint, particularly associated with the region around present-day Botkyrka.

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Saint Botvid canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
Swedish saint
local saint
martyr
associatedWith Botkyrka Church
Botkyrka Municipality
Södermanland County
surface form: Södermanland province
canonizationStatus locally venerated saint
centuryOfActivity 11th century
12th century
countryOfCitizenship Sweden
culture Medieval Swedish Christianity
feastDay 28 July
hasCauseOfDeath martyrdom
hasLegend conversion of slaves
miraculous spring at Hammarby
murder by a former slave he had freed
hasPatronage Botkyrka region
local farmers in Södermanland
hasRelic relics kept at Botkyrka Church
hasTitle Martyr
Saint
languageOfName Old Swedish
nameGivenTo Botkyrka
notableFor Christianization of Sweden
occupation missionary
placeOfBurial Botkyrka Church
placeOfDeath near Lake Bornsjön
placeOfVeneration Botkyrka
Sweden
Södermanland County
surface form: Södermanland
positionHeld saint
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
typeOfMartyrdom killed while performing missionary work
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

local Swedish tradition

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Botkyrka Municipality namedAfter Saint Botvid
Botkyrka Church namedAfter Saint Botvid