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Erik IX was King of Sweden. In Swedish, he is known as "Erik den helige," "Erik the saint." He was murdered in Uppsala on 18 May, 1160.

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Eric of Sweden Biographical profile. www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte29.htm

Erik, King of Sweden, Martyr Short hagiography. With prayer in traditional and contemporary language. elvis.rowan.edu/~kilroy/JEK/05/17.html

Saint Erik Jedvardsson Biographical data on this twelfth-century King of Sweden. www.warholm.nu/Sankterik.html

Eric of Sweden, King Also called Henry. A hagiography of the patron saint of Sweden. www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0518.htm#henr