Sunniva
Sign in to saveSaint Sunniva (10th century; , from Old English Sunngifu) is the patron saint of the Norwegian Church of Norway Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway.
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Sunniva is a four piece death / doom / sludge metal band from Turku, Finland that formed in 2016. The name Sunniva derives from Sunngifu which translated is sunne, 'sun', and gifu, 'gift'. Raw sonic power fuelled by life's low frequencies. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sunniva">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Key facts
- Saint.name
- Saint Sunniva
- Saint.death_date
- 10th century
- Saint.feast_day
- July 8
- Saint.venerated_in
- Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church True Orthodox Church
- Saint.image
- StSunniva.jpg
- Saint.imagesize
- 150px
- Saint.caption
- Late Gothic sculpture of Saint Sunniva from the Austevoll altarpiece (c. 1520, now in Bergen Museum).
- Saint.birth_place
- Ireland
- Saint.death_place
- Selja island, Norway
- Saint.patronage
- Diocese of Bjørgvin; Vestlandet
- Saint.major_shrine
- Selje Abbey
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Key dates
- Born
- 901
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sunniva
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of death
- Selje
- Religion
- Christianity
- Image
- StSunniva.jpg
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- P411
- Catholic saint
- P119
- Bergen Cathedral
- P841
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Saint Sunniva (10th century; , from Old English Sunngifu) is the patron saint of the Norwegian Church of Norway Diocese of Bjørgvin, as well as all of Western Norway.
Sunniva was venerated alongside her brother Alban, who in Norwegian tradition was identified with Saint Alban, the Roman-era British saint.
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