David of Munktorp

Saint David of Munktorp, OSB

Saint David in Överselö church
Abbot
Born England
Died 1082
Sweden
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Feast June 25
Attributes Abbot's staff, book, biretta
David of Munktorp
statue on the baptismal font in Munktorp Church

Saint David (David av Munktorp) was an Anglo-Saxon Cluniac monk of the 11th century.[1]

David was sent as a missionary to Sweden by Saint Sigfrid of Växjö along with Saint Botvid and Saint Eskil. The missionaries David, Eskil, and Botvid preached chiefly in Södermanland and Västmanland, in the area of Lake Mälaren. [2][3]

Munktorp Church
Västmanland County
Sweden

David is associated with Munktorp, a village situated in Köping Municipality, in Västmanland County. He reportedly originated Munktorp Church (Munktorps kyrka). The original church structures, known as David's Church (Davidskyrkan), are believed to date to about the year 1055. Munktorp Church is in Västerås diocese, northeast of Köping, Sweden. [4]

David became known as the Västmanland apostle (Västmanlands apostel). David sought to become a martyr but died peacefully in 1082 of old age. After his death, his remains were buried in Munktorps kyrka.

According to the Västerås breviary, David came to evangelize in Sweden in order to become a martyr. It further says that David "wandered among villages and towns, preaching the word of God and baptizing the converted, kept nightly prayer vigils, committing to God with tears and sighs his plentiful offspring, which he had thus born in the Lord".[5]

References

  1. Sweden (The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 14. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912)
  2. Eskil (The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company), retrieved 2008-05-15
  3. Munktorp (Köpings kommun)
  4. Munktorps kyrka (Köpings kommun)
  5. David (Riksarkivet)

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