Brinolfo Algotsson the diocesan cathedral. He also made 2 September the feast for the relic's reception and later wrote the ""Historia de Spinea Corona"" to describe how the thorn was gifted to his diocese. The bishop became noted in life for having performed several miracles such as the fact that it was said he turned water into wine on several occasions much like Jesus Christ had done at the wedding in Cana. He died in 1317 and his remains were interred in the Skara Cathedral. Saint Bridget of Sweden visited his tomb on 2 February 1349 and there received a vision that
What a Friend We Have in Jesus What a Friend We Have in Jesus "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" is a Christian hymn originally written by preacher Joseph M. Scriven as a poem in 1855 to comfort his mother who was living in Ireland while he was in Canada. Scriven originally published the poem anonymously, and only received full credit for it in the 1880s. The tune to the hymn was composed by Charles Crozat Converse in 1868. William Bolcom composed a setting of the hymn. The hymn also has many versions with different lyrics in multiple languages. The "Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal" notes,