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worked together for the prosperity of the church. Archbishops Eilif Kortin (d. 1332), Paul
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people against the brutal whims of the secular lords? And what would have happened when a century later royalty left the country? After that time the Church was, in reality, the sole centre of which was grouped the whole national life of our country".
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valley to the cathedral. Oslo has an office to advise pilgrims, and the
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