Talk:Eric IX of Sweden

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[edit] Eric's Cult Forbidden?

Can we have some documentation on this, the cult being forbidden by ALexander III? The Catholic still celebrates Eric's feast on May 18, and he is listed in the Roman Martyrology. He is venerated as a holy king and a martyr.

[edit] Name?

How come the article is named Eric IX of Sweden? Im no expert, but was he really called "IX" during his lifetime? Theres no way that there could have been eight kings named Eric before him, så why the number nine?

According to the namin policy, the name that the person is most known as should be used. In sweden that is "Erik den Helige", but what is it in the rest of the world? I dont know, usually I read swedish history in swedish...

Someone who knows anything about this?

--Screensaver 11:05, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

The first Eric to use a serial number was Eric XIV. For the rest before him, they were invented later. Eric IX was earlier known just as king Eric. --Drieakko 11:28, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

Note that Eric is not an offical Catholic saint, so calling him saint internationally is somewhat questionable. --Drieakko 11:29, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

The numbering scheme is due to Johannes Magnus, who counted Jordanes' Berig as Eric I. He invented a bunch of kings in his history of Sweden. According the the article Eric in Nordisk Familjebok, he assigned the number IX to Eric the Saint, as is done here too. This scheme was adopted by Eric XIV of Sweden and is still used by Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden. However, for the earlier Erics, enwp is out of step with Johannes Magnus. /Pieter Kuiper (talk) 21:57, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removed Saint links

Eric does not fall into category of saints as defined in the respective Saint article in Wikipedia. So I removed the Saint categories from him. --Drieakko 14:52, 4 March 2007 (UTC)

He is however regarded as a saint, and the inclusion of that category is the way that the Saints project can keep track of the article. The project has recently expanded its scope to include all those who are commemorated in liturgical calendars, and the article makes it clear that this individual is so commemorated. I have on that basis restored a saints category. The article in question is however being worked on, and I may try to change the category to another later. John Carter 19:57, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Drieakko: You're dead wrong. Saint Eric of Sweden has an entry in the Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church, and has an entry in several authoritative collections of Catholic saints' lives, for instance Butler's Lives of the Saints, which is quasi-official. DominvsVobiscvm (talk) 08:49, 12 January 2008 (UTC)