Laurentius_Petri Laurentius_Petri

Laurentius Petri - Definition and Overview

Laurentius Petri, originally Lars Persson, (1499-1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. Brother of the protestant reformer in Sweden Olaus Petri.

After being consecrated Archbishop in 1531, Petri promoted a moderate reformation and defended the autonomy of the Church of Sweden against attempts to make it subject to Royal Authority. The Church Statute of 1571 established under John III of Sweden, bears the mark of Petri's authority.

His moderate paced reforms were seconded by the Bishop of Åbo and reformer in Österland (now Finland), Mikael Agricola.

Example Usage of Laurentius
cookitaly: Many thanks for FFs to : @AshleySPhotos @sheffieldphotog @PhotoTownship @fredshively @sweetsfoods @i_n_e_s_ @ciaomari @Laurentius
crazylananh: this is the end OF THE BIG CONCERT at st.Laurentius church, it was hard&& my feets are hurting hahhaaa <3
DirkSchmidt: RT @DerWesten St. Laurentius wird Sitz der künftigen Großpfarrei in #Wanne-Eickel. http://tinyurl.com/yba933t
Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy  :: Terms of Use  :: Contact Us  :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.