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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: People of medieval Finland, Henry, Charles VIII of Sweden, Thomas, Ingeborg Tott, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Charles Ulvsson, Lord of Tofta, Sten Sture the Elder, Brita Tott, Jons Bengtsson Oxenstierna, Valdemar, Duke of Finland, Fleming of Louhisaari, Catherine of Bjurum, Sten Sture the Younger, Hans Brask, Erik Axelsson Tott, Cecilia Mansdotter, Mette Dyre, Olaus Johannis Gutho, Benedict, Duke of Finland, Christina Abrahamsdotter, Nils Jonsson, Erik Johansson Vasa, Eric Clauesson, Eric Bielke, Jons Gerekesson, Magdalen of Sweden, Nicolaus Ragvaldi, Hemming Gadh, Svante Nilsson, Jakob Ulvsson, Laurentius Andreae, Ingegerd Knutsdotter, Margareta Eriksdotter Vasa, Margareta Clausdotter, Knut Posse, Kettil Karlsson, Olaus Laurentii, Bengt Jonsson, Matti Kurki, Ingeborg of Holstein, Tord Pedersson, Anna Bulow, Elin Gustavsdotter, Johan Hakansson, Thomas Simonsson. Excerpt: Saint Henry (pyha Henrik or piispa Henrik in Finnish, Biskop Henrik or Sankt Henrik in Swedish, Henricus in Latin; died allegedly 20 January circa 1156) was a medieval English clergyman. He came to Sweden with cardinal Nicholas Breakspeare 1153 and was propably designated to the new Archbishop of Uppsala, but the independent church province of Sweden could be established only 1164 after the civil war was over, and Henry would have been sent to organize the Church in Finland, where Christians had existed already at least two centuries. According to legends, he entered Finland together with King Eric the Saint of Sweden and died as a martyr, becoming a central figure in the local Roman Catholic Church. However, the authenticity of the accounts of his life, ministry, and death are widely disputed. Together with his alleged murderer Lalli, Henry remains one of the most recognized people from the early history of Finland. His feast continues to be celebra...
