Erling Eidem
The Most Reverend Erling Eidem | |
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| Nationality | Swedish |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Eklund |
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Erling Eidem (23 April 1880 – 14 April 1972) was a Swedish theologian who served as archbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950.[1]
Eidem was son of Anders Magnus Andersson, a merchant in Gothenburg, and his spouse Pauline Eidem, whose maiden name he took. He received his
dean
of the cathedral of Lund and professor of church history at the university.
During the 1930s, Eidem expressed nationalist views, but kept a clear distance from the German
high church
St. Ansgar Foundation in Uppsala.
Following the murder of Kaj Munk on 4 January 1944 the Danish resistance newspaper De frie Danske brought condemning reactions from influential Scandinavians, including Eidem.[2]
Eidem was the last archbishop to be ex officio
Pro-Chancellor of Uppsala University
.
References
- ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "KAJ MUNK IN MEMORIAM". De frie Danske (in Danish). January 1944. p. 6. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
Med oprørt Sind og Smerte har vi modtaget Budskabet om den uhyggelige Blodsdaad ved Silkeborg. Kaj Munk var indenfor vide Kredse i vort Land beundret som en benaadet Forkynder og en skabende Kunstner
- Vem är det 1955
- Sveriges dödbok 1950-1999 (CD-ROM, published 2000 by the Swedish Federation of Genealogical Societies)
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