Mapping Saints is a research resource that can be used to find indications of the cults of saints in medieval Sweden and Finland. In using the site, you agree that you will use it for scholarly, educational, or personal use only.

Mapping
Saints

Medieval Cults of Saints

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in Sweden & Finland

Mapping Saints is a research and educational resource. It contains a comprehensive, online database which provides open access to data related to the cults of saints in the medieval church province of Uppsala, which included most of modern Sweden and Finland. The database was created based on the project Mapping Lived Religion's main research question: lived religion as expressed through the veneration of saints. This focus has influenced how the data is categorized and organized.

Users can choose to explore, search for and analyze information about saints' cults chronologically and geographically across the medieval and early modern periods. A register of medieval religious places is also available. Using the interface, interdisciplinary research will be possible through the analysis of texts, objects, and places.

The database contains material from several cultural heritage collections, including material digitized in collaboration with the Swedish National Heritage Board (Riksantikvarieämbetet) and the Swedish National Historical Museums (Statens historiska museer). This work was undertaken as part of the project, Medieval Lived Religion. For more information see About the project or our blog.

You are welcome to use this resource to search and explore evidence for the cults of saints in medieval Sweden and Finland.

Terms of Use

By using the interface, you agree to the following terms:

CC-BY-SA applies to all material digitized by the Mapping Lived Religion Project including transcriptions and database entries.

CC0 applies to all material digitized by RAÄ and SHM, such as the “Iconographic Index of medieval Swedish art” (Ikonografiska registret) and “The Medieval World of Images” (Medeltidens bildvärld)

How to cite this resource

Mapping Lived Religion Project (2019-2024), [“Entry or Article title”], Mapping Saints Database, Retrieved [Date], from [URL].
Example: Mapping Lived Religion Project (2019-2024), “Liturgical Celebration, Viborg, Parish church”, Mapping Saints Database, Retrieved January 7, 2023, from https://saints.dh.gu.se/explore/cults/741.

Contact Information

For more information about the project, database content, and associated research, please contact Dr Sara Ellis-Nilsson (mappingsaints@lnu.se).

For more information about the technical aspects, digital solutions, API, etc., please contact Julia Beck (julia.beck(at)lir.gu.se).

Image credits for Explore menu

Places: Image of Turku Cathedral, "Åbo domkyrka anno 1889." Oskar Alin, Sveriges nydaningstid: 1521-1611., Stockholm 1889, p. 309 (Public Domain)
Saints: Image of St Henrik och Ingrid, Finström Altarpiece, Photo by Kjell Söderlund. (Used by permission).
Manifestations: Collection tray of the Virgin Mary and Jesus from Alskog Church, Gotland. 15th century. Gotlands Museum, Visby, accno. GF Dep.1270 (CC-BY).
People: Image of a group of devotees on Delsbo altarpiece, Hälsinglands museum. Photo by Lars Nylander. (Used by permission).