Laurentius Petri
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 451 years ago |
Born | Orebro |
Sweden | |
Date of died | October 27,1573 |
Died | Uppsala |
Sweden | |
Appointed | 1531 |
Successor | Laurentius Petri Gothus |
Books | Swenske songer eller wisor 1536 |
Siblings | Olaus Petri |
Job | Translator |
Priest | |
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Date of birth | January 1,1499 |
Founded | Svenska Kyrkan |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1585453 |
Laurentius Petri Life story
Laurentius Petri Nericius was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and his brother Olaus Petri are, together with the King Gustav Vasa, regarded as the main Lutheran reformers of Sweden. They are commemorated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on 19 April.