Cause for Novelist Sigrid Undset’s Canonization Expected to Open in Fall

Cause for novelist Sigrid Undset’s canonization expected to open in fall

(OSV News) — Preparations are underway in Norway to open a canonization cause for the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sigrid Undset, Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo announced July 8. Preparations are underway in Norway to open a canonization cause for the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Sigrid Undset, Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, announced July 8, 2026. Undset is pictured in an undated portrait. (OSV News photo/Aage Remfeldt/Aage Rasmussen vi…

Diocese of Oslo to Open Canonization Cause for Nobel Laureate Sigrid Undset

Announced during the feast of St. Sunniva on the island of Selja, the cause for the celebrated novelist and Catholic convert is expected to open its diocesan...

Oslo diocese to open sainthood cause for Nobel laureate Sigrid Undset

Bishop Fredrik Hansen of Oslo, Norway, has announced that he will open a canonization cause for Sigrid Undset, setting one of Scandinaviaʼs most celebrated literary figures on the path toward possible sainthood and giving the Catholic Church in Norway a prolific native candidate for holiness.Hansen made the announcement during Mass on the island of Selja, off the west coast of Norway, on July 8. As pilgrims gathered on Selja to celebrate the fea…