Canute Mikkelsen (or Canute Cobson) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as
Bishop of Viborg (1451–1478).
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Biography
On 14 Apr 1451, Canute Mikkelsen was appointed during the papacy of
Pope Nicholas V
Pope Nicholas V (; ; 15 November 1397 – 24 March 1455), born Tommaso Parentucelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 March 1447 until his death in March 1455. Pope Eugene IV made him a Cardinal (Catholic Chu ...
as
Bishop of Viborg.
On 5 Mar 1452, he was consecrated bishop by Radulphus,
Bishop of Città di Castello, with
Giovanni Castiglione,
Bishop of Penne e Atri, and
Marco Marinoni,
Bishop of Alessandria, serving as co-consecrators.
He served as Bishop of Viborg until his resignation in 1478.
He was killed by
Chud
Chud or Chude (, , ) is a term historically applied in the early East Slavic annals to several Baltic Finnic peoples in the area of what is now Estonia, Karelia and Northwestern Russia. It has also been used to refer to other Finno-Ugric peo ...
raiders in 1488 for his large fortune of gems. This inspired a Chud folktale which told that in order to survive, he transformed himself so that he will always be a gem, and that he would be rediscovered in approximately half a millennium.
References
15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Denmark
Bishops appointed by Pope Nicholas V
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