# Magnus (bishop)

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Roman Catholic bishop of Turku

Not to be confused with [Magnus (bishop of Milan)](/source/Magnus_(bishop_of_Milan)).

**Bishop Magnus I**, also known as **Mauno**, was the [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic) [bishop of Turku](/source/Bishop_of_Turku) between 1291 and 1308.[1] He was the first bishop who is known to have been born in [Finland](/source/Finland). He also helped to complete the [Christianization](/source/Christianization) of Finland started by [St. Henry](/source/Henry%2C_Bishop_of_Uppsala).[2]

In 1300, Bishop Magnus [translated](/source/Translation_(relics)) the relics of St. Henry during a period of consolidation of religious and secular power in [Medieval](/source/Medieval) [Northern Europe](/source/Northern_Europe).[3] In the same year, he consecrated [Turku Cathedral](/source/Turku_Cathedral).[4]

## See also

- [List of bishops of Turku](/source/List_of_bishops_of_Turku)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-msae_1-0)** Pulsiano, Phillip; Wolf, Kirsten (1993). *Medieval Scandinavia: an encyclopedia*. Taylor & Francis. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8240-4787-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8240-4787-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-fac_2-0)** Pfatteicher, Phillip (1980). *Festivals and Commemorations*. Augsburg Fortress. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8066-1757-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8066-1757-2).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-sitn_3-0)** DuBois, Thomas Andrew (2007). *Sanctity in the North: Saints, Lives, and Cults in Medieval Scandinavia*. University of Toronto Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-8020-9410-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8020-9410-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["MAGNUS (d. 1308) Biskop i Åbo"](https://blf.fi/artikel.php?id=223) (in Swedish). Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

v t e Archbishops of Turku Pre-Reformation Catholic Church in Swedish Finland (1164–1554), Protestant Church of Sweden (1554–1817), Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (1817—present) 12th century Rodulff Fulco 13th century Thomas Bero Ragvald Catillus Johannes 14th century Magnus Ragvald II Benedictus Hemming Henricus Hartmanni Johannes Petri Johannes Westfal Bero Balk Reformation Mikael Agricola Petrus Follingius Paulus Juusten Ericus Erici Sorolainen 17th century Isaacus Rothovius Aeschillus Petraeus Johannes Terserus Johannes Gezelius the elder 18th century Johannes Gezelius the younger Herman Witte Lars Tammelin Jonas Fahlenius Johannes Browallius Carl Fredrik Mennander Jakob Haartman Jakob Gadolin 19th century Jakob Tengström Erik Gabriel Melartin Edvard Bergenheim Torsten Thure Renvall 20th century Gustaf Johansson Lauri Ingman Erkki Kaila Aleksi Lehtonen Ilmari Salomies Martti Simojoki Mikko Juva John Vikström 21st century Jukka Paarma Kari Mäkinen Tapio Luoma

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