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Henry came to Sweden in 1153 with the papal legate Nicolas Breakspear (the future Pope Adrian IV) and was made bishop of Uppsala.
When Erik the Holy , king of Sweden, decided to take a small armed force to help convert Finns to Christianity, he took Bishop Henry with him. Very soon after arriving on Finnish soil, however, he was slain by Lalli, most likely a rich man who owned a manor.
Henry was canonized by Pope Adrian IV and he became the patron saint of Finland.
Very few facts are known about the real causes for this, but the incident is replete with legend. A folk poem from the 13th century called the "Piispa Henrikin surmavirsi" (The death-psalm of Bishop Henry) written in the same manner as the Kalevala has survived.
In the most well known legend Lalli's wife, Kerttu, alleged to him that upon leaving the manor, their ungrateful guest had without permission or recompense through violence taken food for himself and hay for his horse. This is supposed to have enraged Lalli so that he directly grabbed his skis and went in pursuit of the thief, and finally skied Henry down on the ice of lake Köyliönjärvi , and executed him on the spot with an axe. Bishop Henrys body was buried at Nousiainen. Some other accounts describe Lalli as a miscreant and a criminal who, when reprimanded or excommunicated by Bishop Henry for his deeds, became enraged and killed the man.
Further legends enumerate the pestilences and misfortunes which befell Lalli after his "treacherous slaying" of the holy benefactor of the miserable Finnish paganPaganism (or Heathenism ) is a catch-all term which has come to bundle together (by extension from its original classical meaning of a non- Christian religion) a very broad set of not necessarily compatible religious beliefs and practices that are usuallys who were "twice removed" from the grace afforded by knowledge of ChristChrist from the Greek Χριστός, or Khristós means anointed and is equivalent to the Hebrew term Messiah''. Also suitable is the approximate name pronounced at the time ,Yeshua. In the Christian religi. His hair and scalp are said to have fallen out as he took off the bishops cap, which he had taken as a trophy. Furthermore he is said to have been constantly been nibbled by mice, which finally caused him such distress that he finally ran into a lake and drowned himself.
This legend of Finnish ingratitude was much much expanded upon by preachers to justify later harsh measures they took to ensure that Finnish conversions to Christianity were not mere words, but that they sincerely and unreservedly accepted church authority. Bishop Henry took the status of holy martyr, and Finnish folk revered him as a saint.
He was buried in Nousiainen, but in 1300Events Beginning of the Renaissance. Abacus first used in China. Money from Florence, Italy becomes the first International Currency. Philip IV of France begins attempt to annex Flanders. Wenceslas II of Bohemia becomes King of Poland. Jubilee of Pope Bon his bones were moved to TurkuTurku bo in Swedish, Aboa in Latin, is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. The exact year of foundation is not commonly agreed, but tradtionally it is often dated from the year 1229. According to documents, this was the year the bishop´s see w. They may have been removed by Russian soldiers in 1720Events January 6 The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 Sweden and Prussia sign the ( 2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. February 29 Queen Ulrike Eleonora of Sweden resigns. The Tuscarora fled North Caro.
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