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Thorfinn of Hamar (died 1285) was the Bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Hamar in medieval Norway.〔(''St. Thorfinn'' (Catholic Online) )〕 Thorfinn was born at Trondheim in Norway, and may have been a Cistercian monk before becoming Bishop of Hamar. Although he achieved a fair amount of fame as a saint, comparatively few details of his life are clearly known.〔(''Saint Thorfinn'' (Saints.SQPN) )〕 Thorfinn and many other bishops of the area disagreed with the sitting King Eric II of Norway regarding a number of issues, including episcopal elections. King Erik received the nickname "Priesthater" from his less than successful relations with the church.〔(''Eirik Magnusson'' (Store norske leksikon) )〕 There had been an agreement, the Tønsberg Concord (''Sættargjerden in Tønsberg'') signed in 1277 between King Magnus VI of Norway and Jon Raude, the Archbishop of Nidaros confirming certain privileges of the clergy, the freedom of episcopal elections and similar matters.〔(''Sættargjerden i Tunsberg''(Store norske leksikon) )〕 In 1282, King Eric repudiated this agreement, and a fierce dispute between Church and state ensued. Eventually the King outlawed Archbishop Jon Raude, and his two chief supporters, Bishop Andres of Oslo and Bishop Thorfinn of Hamar.〔(''hinn staðfasti Jon Raude – utdypning '' (Store norske leksikon) )〕 Bishop Thorfinn, after many hardships including shipwreck, made his way to the abbey of Ter Doest (''Abdij Ter Doest'') at Lissewege, near Bruges, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. He died there on January 8, 1285. Walter de Muda, one of the monks at Ter Doest at the time, wrote a poem praising the character of Thorfinn. Father Walter remembered Bishop Thorfinn staying in the monastery and the impression he had made of gentle goodness combined with strength. His mild exterior covered a firm will against whatever he esteemed to be evil and ungodly. Father Walter had written the poem about him after his death and hung it up over his tomb. == In literature == St. Thorfinn appears in ''The Axe'', the first volume of Sigrid Undset's ''The Master of Hestviken''. There he is depicted as the kindly and compassionate Biship of Hamar, who makes great efforts to help the book's young lovers, denied the right to marry by malicious relatives. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thorfinn of Hamar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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