Petri outside Storkyrkan, Stockholm

Olof Persson (sometimes Petersson; born January 6, 1493 in Örebro, died April 19, 1552 in Stockholm), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olavus Petri, was a clergyman, writer and a main character of the Protestant reformation in Sweden. His brother, Laurentius Petri, became the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and Laurentius are commemorated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on April 19. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 273 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (540 × 1184 pixel, file size: 193 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Original Image:Storkyrkan2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 273 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (540 × 1184 pixel, file size: 193 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Original Image:Storkyrkan2. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1493 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Örebro [Å“rÉ™bruː] is a Swedish city in Närke in central Sweden, situated at 59°16′N 15°13′E. It has 95,354 inhabitants (2000), with 126,000 inhabitants in the municipality. ... is the 109th day of the year (110th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... For other uses, see Latin (disambiguation). ... “Reformation” redirects here. ... Laurentius Petri Nericus (Örebro 1499 – October 27, 1573), originally Lars Persson, was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... The Patriarchal cross The Archbishops Palace in Uppsala, designed in the 18th century by the architect Carl HÃ¥rleman, but built on older foundations. ... The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant denomination headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ...

Olavus Petri first studied at the University of Uppsala, then in Leipzig, and then finished his education with his M.A. at the University of Wittenberg in 1518. During his time in Germany he got acquainted with the main characters of the German reformation, Philipp Melanchthon and Martin Luther. Uppsala University Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... The University of Leipzig (German Universität Leipzig), located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony (former Kingdom of Saxony), Germany, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg is located in the German cities of Halle, Saxony-Anhalt and Wittenberg. ... Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon, by Lucas Cranach the Elder. ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ...

He returned to Sweden with his brother in 1519. It is reported how they both nearly died as the boat ran ashore on the island Gotland during a storm. They stayed on Gotland for a while and the bishop there, Mattias Gregersson, appointed Olavus as his secretary and as dean in 1520.   is a county, province and municipality of Sweden and the second largest island in the Baltic Sea after Zealand. ...

Olavus accompanied the bishop to Stockholm in 1520, to the tumultuous crowning of the Danish King Christian II of Denmark who had taken over Stockholm and held it for a year until he returned to Denmark. At the notorious Stockholm Bloodbath in November several Church men and politicians were executed. Olavus expressed his outrage and was as a result almost executed himself, but a German who had seen him in Wittenberg saved him by explaining he was a German. For other uses, see Stockholm (disambiguation). ... Christian II (July 2, 1481 – January 25, 1559) was a Danish monarch and King of Denmark, Norway (1513 – 1523) and Sweden (1520 – 1521), under the Kalmar Union. ... Stockholm Bloodbath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...

When the Swedish King Gustav Vasa was crowned in 1523, Olavus got to make his acquaintance. A year later he moved to Stockholm as town secretary. He spoke out sharply in favour of Lutheranism and against the prevailing Roman Catholicism. Gustav Vasa, originally Gustav Eriksson Vasa (May 12, 1496–September 29, 1560) was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

In October 1524 he and his brother were excommunicated by the Church, on the grounds of heresy. It appears as though this did not trouble him, partly because he still had a strong supporter in the Swedish King. In 1525 he married, and had the mass sung in Swedish for the first time; one of Luther's ideas. Look up Heresy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

In 1531 the King declared Sweden to be Lutheran. This was mainly a result of the Petri brothers' efforts to teach the King and the population about Luther's tenets. January 26 - Lisbon, Portugal is hit by an earthquake - thousands die. ...

In 1539 Petri was ordained priest. But shortly thereafter he and the King had a falling out, probably because they were both dominant persons who had ideas in opposition. Olavus also fearlessly criticized the King's as he thought appropriate but the main reason was that Olaus had gained knowledge of a conspiracy against the King during confession which he did not reveal. During trial on January 2, 1540, a court sentenced him and Laurentius Andreae to death. This article is about the practice of confession in the Modern confessional in the Church of the Holy Name, Dunedin, New Zealand. ... Laurentius Andreae (born as Lars Andersson) was a Swedish clergyman and scholar, and one of the main proponents of the Swedish Protestant reformation in the years 1520-1540. ...

After much bargaining and many requests, Olavus' friends managed to get him released on bail. He became inspector over the schools in Stockholm 1542 and dean of Storkyrkan in Stockholm in 1543, wherein he also was buried at his death. Since 1898, there is statue of him outside Storkyrkan. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

He was described as energetic and pushy and serious about matters in which he believed. He also wrote much, in fact he is responsible for a main part of the early printed literature in Sweden. Among others he wrote a Chronicle of Sweden, which despite not being altogether correct contains many interesting facts; and made the first Swedish translation of the New Testament.

Olavus Petri is the main character of August Strindberg's play Master Olof (Swedish title: Mäster Olof). August Strindberg Portrait of August Strindberg by Richard Bergh   (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright, and painter. ... Master Olof (Swe: Mäster Olof) is a 1872 drama in five acts by August Strindberg. ...

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References

• Tontti, Jarkko: Olaus Petri And The Rules For Judges. Associations - Journal for Social and Legal Theory Vol. 4., 2000, No.1, p. 113-128.
• Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon, in Swedish
• Nordisk familjebok (1914), article Olaus Petri, p.580 In Swedish