Category:Saint Helena of Skövde

SAINT HELENA OF SKÖVDE (af) missing (cs) missing (de) missing (dk) missing (ee) missing (es) missing (fi) missing (fr) missing (hu) missing (it) missing (lt) missing (lv) missing (nl) missing (no) missing (pl) missing (pt) missing (ro) missing (ru) missing (se) missing (si) missing (sk) missing (ua) missing Do you know a translation ? Send your translation to the HOTW webmaster (please include the English and the language of the translation)

Helena of Skövde (d. 1164, also called Helen or Elin) was a Swedish saint and patron to what is now Västergötland, in southwest Sweden, where she was born. Her father might have been a duke (or jarl) named Guthorm. Helena was widowed at a young age, but instead of remarrying, she "devoted herself to works of charity and piety, keeping her gates open to the poor, and clothing them". She also built, at her expense, most of the church in Skövde in southcentral Sweden. The church, which was named for her since the Middle Ages, was burned down during the city's fire in 1759, was rebuilt on its original foundations, and is still used today. Helena's burial chamber is located in the oldest part of the church.

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