Saint Canute Lavard
Also known as: Canute Laward; Canute of Schleswig; Canute the Lord; Duke of Jutland; King of the Western Wends; Knud Lavard; Knut Lavard
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
January 7
Died
June 1, 1131
Canonized
1169 by Pope Alexander III
Biography
Saint Canute Lavard, also known as Canute Laward, Canute of Schleswig, Canute the Lord, Duke of Jutland, and King of the Western Wends, was born around 1096 in Roskilde, Denmark. He was the second son of King Eric the Good of Denmark and the nephew of King Saint Canute of Denmark. Canute Lavard was raised in the court of Saxony, where he received a well-rounded education....