Helena of Skövde
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Helena of Skövde
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Helena of Sköfde 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 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 Sköfde in southcentral Sweden. According to hagiographer Agnes B. C. Dunbar, she built a portico between the
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Swedish saint (died 1164)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_of_Sk%C3%B6vde
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2023-09-27T13:26:10Z
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