▁She ▁was ▁received ▁into ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁after ▁thorough ▁instruction ▁from ▁the ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁in ▁her ▁local ▁parish . ▁She ▁was ▁ 4 2 ▁years ▁old . ▁She ▁subsequently ▁became ▁a ▁lay ▁Domin ican . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ew orth y ▁that ▁The ▁Master ▁of ▁H est v iken , ▁written ▁immediately ▁after ▁Und set ' s ▁conversion , ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁historical ▁period ▁when ▁Norway ▁was ▁Catholic , ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁very ▁religious ▁them es ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁character ' s ▁relations ▁with ▁God ▁and ▁his ▁deep ▁feeling ▁of ▁sin , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁is ▁presented ▁in ▁a ▁favor able ▁light , ▁with ▁virt ually ▁all ▁cler gy ▁and ▁mon ks ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁being ▁positive ▁characters . ▁ ▁In ▁Norway , ▁Und set ' s ▁conversion ▁to ▁Catholic ism ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁considered ▁sens ational ; ▁it ▁was ▁sc and alous . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁noted ▁abroad , ▁where ▁her ▁name ▁was ▁becoming ▁known ▁through ▁the ▁international ▁success ▁of ▁Krist in ▁Lav r ans d atter . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁very ▁few ▁pract icing ▁C athol ics ▁in ▁Norway , ▁which ▁was ▁an ▁almost ▁exclus ively ▁Luther an ▁country . ▁Anti - C atholic ism ▁was ▁w ides p read ▁not ▁only ▁among ▁the ▁Luther an ▁cler gy , ▁but ▁through ▁large ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁population . ▁Like wise , ▁there ▁was ▁just ▁as ▁much ▁anti - C atholic ▁sc orn ▁among ▁the ▁Norwegian