Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius
Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius (1606 – 14 March 1674) was a Swedish professor and bishop.
Erik Emporagrius was born in
chair in the faculty of theology. In 1645 he was appointed first court chaplain to Queen Christina, in 1649 pastor primarius in Stockholm, and in 1664 Bishop of Strängnäs.[1]
The previous Bishop of Strängnäs,
Reformed
Churches. Emporagrius came to be one of his opponents, and the outcome of the conflict was that the old bishop, half by his own wish and half by official decision, was removed from office and replaced by Emporagrius. He held the see for ten years, until his death.
Emporagrius was a learned and industrious man, and as a theologian was a zealous guardian of orthodoxy in the Lutheran Church. Several writings of his are extant, among them Admonitio consolat ad obeundam pio et constanti animo mortem (1629), Methodus Theologiæ (1647), Likpredikningar (Sermons for the Dead, 1653–60), Oratio pro reddita Pace (1664) and Catechesens enfaldige förklarning (Simple Explanation of the
Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp
that she obtained a ban on the work.
He was married first to Sara Eriksdotter Simtelia, secondly in 1648 to Elisabeth Olivecrantz, daughter of
Archbishop of Uppsala, and for the third time to Anna Depchen.[1] His son Gabriel Emporagrius
, born in 1639, was ennobled in 1668 with the name Lillieflycht on account of his father's services. Erik Emporagrius died in Strängnäs on 14 March 1674.
References
- ^ a b c d "Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius" (in Swedish). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. 1906. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links
- Dictionary of Swedish National Biography Archived 2022-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
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