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Lars Levi Laestadius

1800 - 1861

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Lars Levi Laestadius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlɑːʂ ˈlěːvɪ lɛˈstɑ̌ːdɪɵs]; 10 January 1800 – 21 February 1861) was a Swedish Sami writer, ecologist, mythologist, and ethnographer as well as a pastor and administrator of the Swedish state Lutheran church in Lapland who founded the Laestadian pietist revival movement to help his largely Sami congregations, who were being ravaged by alcoholism. Laestadius himself became a teetotaller (except for his ongoing use of wine in holy Communion) in the 1840s, when he began successfully talking his Sami parishioners out of alcoholism. Laestadius was also a noted botanist and an author. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Levi Laestadius is the 1,132nd most popular religious figure (down from 930th in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 177th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

Lars Levi Laestadius was a minister who lived in the 1800s. He is most famous for his work with the Finnish people.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Lars Levi Laestadius ranks 1,132 out of 3,187. Before him are Günter Guillaume, Nicholas Mystikos, Mario Aurelio Poli, Sabellius, Hilarion, and Jerzy Popiełuszko. After him are Ibn Sa'd, Mariam Baouardy, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Anthony Mary Claret, Jānis Pujats, and Parshvanatha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1800, Lars Levi Laestadius ranks 17. Before him are John Brown, Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, John Nelson Darby, James Clark Ross, Ludwig Ritter von Köchel, and Jacques Paul Migne. After him are Prince Felix of Schwarzenberg, Infanta Maria Francisca of Braganza, Jean-Jacques Ampère, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, Pauline Therese of Württemberg, and Henri Milne-Edwards. Among people deceased in 1861, Lars Levi Laestadius ranks 19. Before him are Ranavalona I, Eugène Scribe, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Elisha Otis, and Henri Murger. After him are Eugène de Mazenod, Heinrich Marschner, Henry Gray, Tekla Bądarzewska-Baranowska, Jonas Furrer, and Nikolay Dobrolyubov.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Lars Levi Laestadius ranks 215 out of 1,879. Before him are Birger, King of Sweden (1280), Per Teodor Cleve (1840), Göran Persson (1949), Freddie Ljungberg (1977), Björn Andrésen (1955), and Olof Thunberg (1925). After him are Ulf Kristersson (1963), Basshunter (1984), Anna Lindh (1957), Anders Sparrman (1748), Carl Gustaf Mosander (1797), and Gunnar Asplund (1885).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Lars Levi Laestadius ranks 6. Before him are Bridget of Sweden (1303), Eric IX of Sweden (1120), Nathan Söderblom (1866), Olaus Magnus (1490), and Catherine of Vadstena (1331). After him are Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417), and Laurentius Petri (1499).

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