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Detail of A Statue of Saint Ronald of Orkney Saint Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall Orkneys Scotland Taken On 23 May 2011 By Otter
Detail of A Statue of Saint Ronald of Orkney Saint Magnus Cathedral Kirkwall Orkneys Scotland Taken On 23 May 2011 By Otter

Saint Ronald of Orkney

Also known as: Rögnvald Kali Kolsson; Ragnvald Kale Kollsson

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

August 20

Died

August 20, 1158

Canonized

1192 by Pope Celestine III

Biography

Saint Ronald of Orkney, also known as Rögnvald Kali Kolsson or Ragnvald Kale Kollsson, was born in 1100 in Norway. He was the son of Lendmann Kol Kalisson and Gunhild Erlendsdotter, and he was described as elegant and accomplished from a young age. In 1129, King Sigurd I of Norway appointed Ronald as the Earl of the Orkney and Shetland Islands....

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