Abraham Angermannus
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The Most Reverend Abrahamus Angermannus | |
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Metropolitan Archbishop | |
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| Born | 1540 |
| Died | December 1607 Gripsholm Castle, Mariefred, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swede |
Abraham Andersson, better known by his
Biography
Angermannus was born around 1540 in the province of Ångermanland, Sweden, whence his name is derived.
In 1576 he was appointed school principal at a school in Stockholm. But because of his criticism towards the liturgy of King John III of Sweden, John tried to get him to move somewhere else. After turning down the offer of becoming professor at Uppsala University, Angermannus was forced to become vicar in the remote city Öregrund. Still polemizing, the king then moved him again to an even remoter area, to Saltvik on the island Åland.
This did not silence him. In his preachings he spoke sharply against
In Germany he lived for eleven years. He visited the universities of
He was the person in charge of the Uppsala Synod in 1593, where the main doctrines of the Swedish Lutheran Church and the privileges for the Uppsala University were decided.
In 1596 he undertook an inspection through his
See also
- List of Archbishops of Uppsala
References
- Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon, article Angermannus In Swedish
- Nordisk familjebok In Swedish
- Bengt Ankarloo, Satans raseri
- Herman Lindqvist, Historien om Sverige, Gustav Vasa och hans söner
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