Bishop Sigurd statue on the Nidaros Cathedral West Front. Trondheim. Norway. Europe

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Bishop Sigurd came with Olav Tryggvason from England Christianize the country and is the first to canonize a Norwegian Saint, Saint Sunniva. According to tradition, the evangelist then proceeded to Sweden, where his three nephews were decapitated and their heads arranged in a bowl and thrown into the river. The statue of Bishop Sigurd bears in his hand a bowl with three heads of his nephews; according to legend he found them floating in the water, and they told him of the foul deed.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway
Photo credit: © parkerphotography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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