Why Sigrid Undset Still Speaks to the Church — and Where to Start Reading
As her cause for sainthood moves forward, discover (or rediscover!) the writings of Sigrid Undset, a Nobel prize-winning author and Catholic convert.
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Sigrid Undset’s Surprising Epilogue — and Why ‘Her Writing Opens Up the Whole World of Christendom to Modern Readers’
A cause for canonization is underway for the author of the Norwegian novel Kristin Lavransdatter, which has become a huge hit with Catholic readers in the U.S.
Diocese of Oslo to Open Canonization Cause for Nobel Laureate Sigrid Undset
Announced during the feast of St. Sunniva on the island of Selja, the cause for the celebrated novelist and Catholic convert is expected to open its diocesan phase this fall.
100 Years After Sigrid Undset’s Conversion: The First Vocation From Lillehammer, Norway
A century after the world-famous Nobel Prize winner’s conversion, and her subsequent fervent prayers for Norwegian vocations, Mathias Ledum is the first man to be ordained to holy orders from her home parish.
Sigrid Undset Saw Modern Man’s False Hope, and Became a Catholic
COMMENTARY: The Nobel laureate discovered that ‘only a supernatural intervention can save us from ourselves. The Christian Church teaches that Christ was Himself this intervention.’
Sigrid Undset — A Catholic Woman for Our Time
COMMENTARY: The gifted Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset, by any standard, was a most extraordinary person.
