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Thorfinn of Hamar (died 1285) was the Bishop of the Ancient Diocese of Hamar in medieval Norway.Thorfinn was born at Trondheim in Norway and may have been a Cistercian monk before becoming Bishop of Hamar. Although he achieved a fair amount of fame as a saint comparatively few details of his life are clearly known.Thorfinn and many other bishops of the area disagreed with the sitting King Eric II of Norway regarding a number of issues including episcopal elections.