Ingegerd
the daughter of King Olof
This is an icon painted by Erland Forsberg.
The Saint is St.Anna of Novgorod.
She was born as a kings daughter in Sweden and her name was Ingegerd, born 1000(?), dead February 10,1050.
She was married 1019 to Prince Jaroslav of Novgorod.
At the end of her life, she entered a nunnery and was given the name Anna.
She was declared a Saint in the Orthodox Church.
 This icon is in the Orthodox Church of St.Anna in Eskilstuna
Page made: March 2002
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