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Saint Eskil was an Anglo-Saxon monk particularly venerated during the end of the 11th century in the Province of Södermanland Sweden. He was the founder of the first Diocese of the lands surrounding Lake Mälaren today the Diocese of Strängnäs. He is the patron saint of Södermanland and the Diocese of Strängnäs. Saint Eskil was sent as a Missionary Bishop to the Lake Mälaren landscapes by Saint Sigfrid of Växjö along with Saint Botvid and Saint David.
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