Mathias Steuchius

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The Most Reverend

Mathias Steuchius
Bishop of Lund (1695–1714)
Alma materUppsala University

Mathias Steuchius (Swedish pronunciation: ['stø:kɪɵs];[1] 26 October 1644 – 2 August 1730) was Bishop of the Diocese of Lund, 1694 to 1714 and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Swedish Church from 1714 to his death.[1]

Steuchius was born in

Sami people
.

In 1693 he was made doctor of theology in Uppsala, and in 1694 promoted to professor. But by June 1694 he was summoned to Lund, to be appointed

Bishop of Lund.[4]

At the death of Haquin Spegel, Steuchius was elected new archbishop in 1714. He worked in Uppsala until his death in 1730.[4]

Steuchius was known as a devoted and righteous man by his way of living and teaching.[citation needed]

See also

  • List of Archbishops of Uppsala

References

  1. ^ a b "Steuchius". Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish). 1917. pp. 1314–1315.
  2. Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon
    (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  3. ^ Biographiskt Lexicon öfver namnkunnige svenska män (in Swedish). Vol. 15. 1848. p. 356.
  4. ^ a b Hofberg, Herman; Heurlin, Frithiof; Millqvist, Viktor; Rubenson, Olof, eds. (1906). "Steuchius, Mattias". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish). p. 526.