Skjalm Vognsen (died 1215) was the bishop of the

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from 1204 until his death in 1215. He was the brother of his predecessor

Peder Vognsen Peder Vognsen (died 11 April 1204) was bishop of the Diocese of Aarhus from 1191 until his death in 1204. He belonged to the nobility as a member of the Hvide clan and was related to Archbishop Absalon (his mother's cousin). He used his extensiv ...

. Skjalm Vognsen was first a

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under Bishop

Absalon Absalon (21 March 1201) was a Danish statesman and prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death. He was the foremost politician and church father of Denmar ...

until he became

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under his brother. In 1204, Peder Vognsen died and Skjalm succeeded him as bishop. Through large gifts of land he secured

greater revenue and expanded it with more

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s. With support from

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and king Valdemar Sejr he continued the construction of Aarhus Cathedral although it was not finished within his lifetime. Skjalm Vognsen died in 1215 and was buried next to

in Sorø Convent Church.

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