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Blessed Kjeld Of Viborg

Also known as: Ketil; Ketille; Kield

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

11-Jul

Died

C.1151 in Viborg, Denmark of natural causes; relics enshrined in the cathedral of Viborg; relics destroyed in the fires that destroyed the cathedral on 27 June 1726

Beatified

1189 by Bishop Absalon and Pope Clement III (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Kjeld of Viborg, also known as Ketil, Ketille, or Kield, was born to a humble peasant farming family. Little is known about his early life, but his profound faith and desire to serve the Church led him to become an evangelizing priest.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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