
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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