St Olave's Church is a small church which was founded in 1053 by
Lady Gytha, the mother of
King Harold. The church is dedicated to
Saint Olaf
Saint Olaf ( – 29 July 1030), also called Olaf the Holy, Olaf II, Olaf Haraldsson, and Olaf the Stout or "Large", was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. Son of Harald Grenske, a petty king in Vestfold, Norway, he was posthumously given the ...
, a
Viking
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
king who converted to Christianity. It was rebuilt in the late 14th century.
References
Further reading
*Orme, Nicholas (2014) ''The Churches of Medieval Exeter'', Impress Books, ISBN 9781907605512; pp. 150-53.
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St. Olave's Church
Churches in Exeter
Church of England church buildings in Devon
1053 establishments in England
Rebuilt churches in the United Kingdom
14th-century church buildings in England
Grade II* listed churches in Devon
Churches dedicated to Saint Olav in the United Kingdom
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