 The fame of his miracles and the bad harvests which followed upon his murder led to his canonization and to the translation on 19 April 1101 of his relics by Bishop Hubald to the new Church of Our Lady and St. Alban.At King Eric Ejegod's request King William II of England induced the Abbot of Evesham, Worcestershire, to send over twelve of his monks to Odense in 1100 who served the newly erected Cathedral of St. Canute, and later they and their successors formed the chapter.The Church of St. Canute, which was at first of wood, and connected with the great Benedictine monastery of the same name, was burnt down more than once, and the present fine building was not begun until the time of Bishop Gisico (1287?-1300?