Bishop Henry killed on Lake Köyliö

Legend says Henry, bishop of Finland, was killed on the ice of Lake Köyliö around 1156 by the peasant Lalli, and miracles followed.

1156 CE · 61.12, 22.32 · status: legend

The account

Lalli took the bishop's mitre and his scalp came away with it; a ring on a severed finger was found by a crow. Henry became Finland's patron saint.

Sources

1. Wikipedia: Henry (bishop of Finland)
2. Wikipedia: Lalli