Anders Bendssøn Dall
Anders Bendssøn Dall | |
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Bishop of Oslo | |
Diocese | Oslo |
Installed | 1601 |
Term ended | 18 April 1607 |
Predecessor | Jens Nilssøn |
Successor | Niels Claussøn Senning |
Personal details | |
Born | 1550 |
Died | 18 April 1607 Oslo, Norway, Denmark–Norway | (aged 56–57)
Spouse | Anne Pedersdatter |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen (Mag.art) |
Anders Bendssøn Dall (
Early life and education
Dall was born in Denmark around 1550; his parents' names are unknown. After entering the priesthood, he studied at the University of Copenhagen and other foreign universities. In 1591, after several years as a parish priest, Dall returned to the University of Copenhagen, receiving his magister degree.[1]
Priesthood
Dall began his priestly career in the early 1580s in Denmark, first as the parish priest in
Episcopacy
Dall was appointed
Besides his proposal for the new church ordinance, not much is known about Dall's time as bishop. It is known that he served as a canon judge at the Lund Cathedral in Sweden for some time. In addition, he was involved in disputes over property lines in Aker in 1602 and again in 1606. He also advanced a plan to improve the Oslo school system by imposing a new tax on all commercial farms, but the proposal was never implemented. Dall died in office on 18 April 1607, in his mid-50s.[1]
Personal life
Dall was married to Anne Pedersdatter, who died in 1626.[1] In 1603, he and his wife donated a silver chalice to St. Hallvard's Cathedral.[1] The cathedral has since fallen into ruin, and the chalice was transferred to the Oslo Cathedral.[1]