Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile

Who was Christina of Norway, Infanta of Castile?

Christina of Norway was a norwegian princess and daughter of King Håkon IV of Norway and his wife, Margrete Skuledotter. She was born in Bergen. As part of an alliance she was betrothed to Infante Philip of Castile, brother of King Alfonso X of Castile. They married in 1258 in Spain, where she lived until her death four years later. Tradition states that Christina had desired for a church be built in Spain and that it be dedicated to St Olaf. 750 years later, "a modernized version of [a] simple pre-Roman church" was built and dedicated in Covarrubias, Spain.