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Johannes Magnus, (before 1530 Johannes Magni, a Latin translation of his birth name Johannes Store) was born March 19, 1488 in Linköping, Sweden and died March 22, 1544 in Rome, and was the son of Måns Petersson Store och Kristina Magnus. He was the last Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologist, genealogist, and historian. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ...
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In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop heading a diocese of particular importance due to either its size, history, or both, called an archdiocese. ...
Magnus was selected by King Gustav I of Sweden (Vasa) to become Archbishop, in 1523. As he was about to travel to Rome to become ordained, a papal bull from Pope Clement VII was received, stating that the previous Archbishop Gustav Trolle, who was at the time in exile abroad, should be reinstated. Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa or Gustav Eriksson Vasa (1496 - 1560), became king of Sweden in 1523 and was the first monarch of the house of Vasa. ...
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Gustav Eriksson Trolle (1488-1533) was Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, in two sessions, and involved in the turbulent events at the break between Catholicism and Lutheranism in Scandinavia. ...
Johannes was befriended with the Swedish King Gustav Vasa who elected him in place of Trolle, despite the papal request. As time went by, however, Johannes Magnus expressed discontent with the Lutheran teachings that were allowed to spread freely by brother Olaus and Laurentius Petri. Understanding that he was no allie, the King sent him to Russia as a diplomat in 1526. Johannes Magnus was careful not to return home during during that time, realizing that he was unwanted. Gustav Vasa appointed a new archbishop, Laurentius Petri, in 1531, and Johannes realized that his time was as archbishop was due. Gustav Vasa, originally Gustav Eriksson Vasa (May 12, 1496–September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ...
Laurentius Petri, originally Lars Persson, (1499-1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. ...
Laurentius Petri, originally Lars Persson, (1499-1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. ...
His brother, Olaus Magnus, had meanwhile travelled to Rome to explain the matters of Gustav Trolle to the Pope. In 1533 the Pope had finished investigating the matter of Gustav Trolle, and decided that Magnus was the most appropriate successor, and Magnus travelled to Rome to be ordained. However, as Sweden did now no longer take directions from the Vatican, both brothers remained in Rome for the remainder of their lives. Olaus Magnus, or Magni (Magnus, Latin for the Swedish Stora -- great -- is the family name, and not a personal epithet), reported as born in October 1490 in Linköping, and died on August 1, 1557, was a Swedish ecclesiastic and writer, who did pioneering work for the interest of Nordic...
The remainder of Magnus life was spent in Venezia and Rome, where he wrote two historical works about Sweden: Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus and Historia metropolitanæ ecclesiæ Upsaliensis, which are important for their historical information, but are also filled with tales that have no reliable foundation. After the death of Johannes in 1544, the line of archbishop consecrated by the Pope had ended. Venice is known for its waterways and gondolas Gondola. ...
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- http://runeberg.org/sbh/b0115.html Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (Swedish)
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