Poppo the missionary
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Poppo the missionary was a 10th-century Christian cleric traditionally credited with helping convert Danish and other Scandinavian rulers to Christianity, notably through a famous ordeal-by-fire miracle.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poppo the missionary canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian missionary
ⓘ
cleric ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| activity | Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christianization of Scandinavia
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianization of Denmark
Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 10th century ⓘ |
| era | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicity | partly legendary ⓘ |
| influencedConversionOf |
Danish rulers
ⓘ
Scandinavian rulers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
missionary work among Danes
ⓘ
missionary work among Scandinavian rulers ⓘ ordeal-by-fire miracle ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Christian triumph over paganism ⓘ |
| methodOfPersuasion | public miracle demonstration ⓘ |
| miracleClaim | emerged unharmed from ordeal by fire ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | model missionary in hagiographic literature ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
priest ⓘ |
| performed | ordeal by carrying red-hot iron ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Denmark
ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceType | medieval Christian tradition ⓘ |
| theologicalAlignment |
Latin Christian Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Christianity
|
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