# Henry And Alfuard, Two Pious Christians, The One Beheaded In The Uttermost Parts Of Sweden, The Other Slain Among The Normans, For Defending The Evangelical Doctrine, A. D. 1067.

1067 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: HENRY AND ALFUARD, TWO PIOUS CHRISTIANS, THE ONE BEHEADED IN THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF SWEDEN, THE OTHER SLAIN AMONG THE NORMANS, FOR DEFENDING THE EVANGELICAL DOCTRINE, A. D. 1067.

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A. D. 1067, there was a godfearing man, whose
name was Henry, and whom the Romish historian
calls a stranger, perhaps because he was obliged to
live secretly or as a stranger among the Romanists.
It is stated of him, that he preached the Gospel of
Christ in the uttermost parts of Sweden, and that he
was apprehended for this cause and beheaded for the
name of Christ.

Another pious Christian, named Alfuard, after living
for a long time secretly, yet leading a pure and
holy life among the Normans, could not thus even
in secret remain Christ’s own. Because he sought
to protect, or to do good to, his enemy, he was slain
by his friends, or those at least who ought to have
been his friends. Adam., in Histor. Sued., 1067,
compared with Abr. Mell., fol. 384, col. 3.

The records of these two martyrs, Henry and
Alfuard, are very brief, because the writer, as he
states, would neither add to, nor take from, the
truth of the matter, but wished to record it just as
it was stated to him, which is an evidence of the
verity of said matter. Therefore we also did not feel
at liberty to extend the relation of the same, or to
add, for amplification, the opinions of other authors.
However, this is not necessary, since, in said account,
all that is needful for the cognizance of said
martyrs, is briefly, yet sufficiently, shown. For, of
Henry it is stated that he preached the Gospel of
Christ (not papal traditions), and that he was apprehended
on this account. Of Alfuard the author
writes, that he lived for a long time secretly, though
leading a pure and holy life, among the Normans;
also, that he could no longer secretly remain Christ’s
own; understand, not the Pope’s, or the so-called
mother, the Roman church’s own, but Christ’s
own. More might be added, but for the well-disposed
we deem this sufficient.





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