Laurentius Petri
Laurentius Petri Nericius (1499 – 27 October 1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and his brother Olaus Petri are, together with the King Gustav Vasa, regarded as the main Lutheran reformers of Sweden. They are commemorated by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America on 19 April.
The Most Reverend Laurentius Petri Nericius | |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
Svenskt Biografiskt Handlexikon, 1905 | |
| Native name | Lars Petersson från Närke |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Province | Sweden |
| Appointed | 1531 |
| In office | 1531–1573 |
| Predecessor | Olaus Magnus |
| Successor | Laurentius Petri Gothus |
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| Ordination | by Synod in 1531 |
| Consecration | 22 September 1531 by Peder Månsson |
| Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lars 1499 Örebro, Sweden |
| Died | 26 October 1573 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Buried | Uppsala Cathedral |
| Nationality | Swede |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Residence | Uppsala |
| Parents | Peter Olofsson Kristina Larsdotter |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Didriksdotter |
| Children | Margaret, Magdalene |
| Occupation | Archbishop |
| Profession | Schoolmaster |
| Education | theological |
| Alma mater | Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg |
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