Saint Ansgar

Saint Ansgar (801-865) was a Frankish Benedictine monk who from his teenage years been active in missionary work in north Germany and Denmark. In 829 the "Apostle of the North” was sent by the Holy Roman Emperor, Louis the Pious, the deeply religious son and successor of Charlemagne To Sweden. He had heard that several Swedes were willing to convert to the Christian faith and the Swedish king Björn had personally requested a Christian mission in his land. The king allowed Ansgar to build the first church in Sweden and amongst the small congregation was the monarch's own steward Hergeir.
In 831 Ansgar returned to Louis' court at Worms and was appointed to the Archbishopric of Hamburg. However he continued his missionary work to the northern lands.