▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁alt ar ▁of ▁the ▁pri ory ▁church . ▁The ▁story ▁of ▁Can ute ' s ▁death ▁at ▁the ▁alt ar ▁and ▁his ▁well - known ▁dev out ness ▁quickly ▁caught ▁the ▁popular ▁imagination . ▁When ▁his ▁queen , ▁Ad ela ▁of ▁Fland ers , ▁came ▁to ▁move ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁body ▁to ▁Fland ers , ▁a ▁bright ▁light ▁sh one ▁around ▁St . ▁Alban ' s ▁church . ▁The ▁queen ▁left ▁her ▁husband ▁where ▁he ▁was , ▁and ▁the ▁faithful ▁stream ed ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁which ▁hous ed ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁their ▁saint ly ▁king . ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁there ▁were ▁reports ▁of ▁mi rac ul ous ▁he al ings ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁his ▁bur ial . ▁Bl ind , ▁de af , ▁and ▁l ame ▁were ▁he aled . ▁Seven ▁years ▁of ▁fam ine ▁following ▁Can ute ' s ▁death ▁were ▁another ▁sure ▁sign ▁that ▁Can ute ▁was ▁worthy ▁of ▁v ener ation . ▁His ▁brother ▁and ▁successor , ▁O la f ▁I , ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁nick name ▁Hung er ▁because ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁do ▁anything ▁about ▁the ▁fam ine ▁that ▁rav aged ▁Den mark ▁for ▁years ▁after ▁Can ute ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁The ▁unique ▁circumstances ▁of ▁Can ute ' s ▁death ▁was ▁seized ▁upon ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁saint lin ess ▁for ▁the ▁newly ▁converted ▁pe op les ▁of ▁Sc and in avia . ▁Can ute ▁was ▁canon ized ▁in ▁ 1 1 0 1