Leif Thor Olafsson, also Thorleiv Olavsson (died 1 Sep 1455) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as

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(1440–1451) and Bishop of Bjørgvin (1451–1455)."Bishop Leif Thor Olafsson"
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Biography

In 1440, Leif Thor Olafsson was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Eugene IV Pope Eugene IV ( la, Eugenius IV; it, Eugenio IV; 1383 – 23 February 1447), born Gabriele Condulmer, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 3 March 1431 to his death in February 1447. Condulmer was a Venetian, and ...

. On 14 Apr 1451, he was appointed during the papacy of

Pope Nicholas V Pope Nicholas V ( la, Nicholaus V; it, Niccolò V; 13 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 made ...

as Bishop of Bjørgvin He served as Bishop of Bjørgvin until his death on 1 Sep 1455. at

Munkeliv Abbey Munkeliv Abbey ( no, Munkeliv kloster) was a Benedictine abbey located at Nordnes in Bergen, Norway. It was one of the oldest monasteries in Norway, and also one of the wealthiest and best-documented. There are no visible remains today. Histo ...

during an attack by

Hanseatic The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German town ...

merchants pursuing

Olav Nilsson Olav Nilsson Skanke (d. 2. September 1455) was a Norwegian nobleman, knight and privateer. He was a member of the Riksråd and served as commander of Bergenhus Fortress. Background Olav was one of the members of the Skanke family who went on to s ...

, commander of the royal castle in Bergen, who had sought sanctuary in the abbey. Olav Nilsson was also killed.

References

15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Denmark Bishops appointed by Pope Eugene IV Bishops appointed by Pope Nicholas V 1455 deaths 15th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Norway {{RC-bishop-stub