Blessed Hemming Of Åbo
Feast Day
21-May
Born
Late 13th century in Balinge parish, north of Uppsala, Sweden
Died
21 May 1366 of natural causes
Beatified
Miracles reported at his tomb, and by 1400 there were pilgrimages made to it; Pope Leo X approves enshrining of his relics in the cathedral of Åbo, Turku (in modern Finland) in 1514
Biography
Blessed Hemming of Åbo, also known as Hemming of Turku, was born in the late 13th century in Balinge parish, located north of Uppsala, Sweden. Little is known about his early life, but it is believed that he pursued his education in Uppsala, the cultural and religious center of Sweden during that time. Hemming later traveled to Paris, France, where he enrolled in one of Europe's most renowned universities to further his studies.
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