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Saint Sunniva (10th century) is the patron saint of the Norwegian Diocese of Bjørgvin as well as all of Western Norway.According to legend Sunniva was the heir of an Irish kingdom but had to flee when a heathen king who wanted to marry her invaded. At the Norwegian island of Selja in the present-day municipality of Selje she and her followers took refuge in a cave. The locals suspected the foreigners of stealing their sheep and the ruler Håkon Jarl was sent for.
