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Laurentius Petri

1499 - 1573

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurentius Petri is the 2,188th most popular religious figure (down from 1,816th in 2019), the 488th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 392nd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Swedish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Laurentius Petri ranks 2,188 out of 3,187. Before him are Antonio Marcello Barberini, Yahya ibn Ma'in, Jason of Thessalonica, Eznik of Kolb, José Freire Falcão, and Pope Maximus of Alexandria. After him are Armand Razafindratandra, Rukhmabai, Domenico Ferrata, Hilarion of Kiev, Uthman ibn Maz'un, and William of the White Hands.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1499, Laurentius Petri ranks 20. Before him are Michiel Coxie, Garcia de Orta, Sebastian Franck, Jan Łaski, Polidoro da Caravaggio, and Gjon Buzuku. After him are Peter Martyr Vermigli, Johannes Brenz, and Lempira. Among people deceased in 1573, Laurentius Petri ranks 17. Before him are Antun Vrančić, Michel de l'Hôpital, Étienne Jodelle, Joachim Beuckelaer, Malyuta Skuratov, and Asakura Yoshikage.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Laurentius Petri ranks 488 out of 1,879. Before him are Ingvar Wixell (1931), Tommy Körberg (1948), Jeanna Bauck (1840), Carl Gustaf Ekman (1872), Conny Torstensson (1949), and Sigge Parling (1930). After him are Sven Tumba (1931), Nils Axelsson (1906), Carl Swartz (1858), Henri Saint Cyr (1902), Vagn Walfrid Ekman (1874), and Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp (1883).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sweden

Among religious figures born in Sweden, Laurentius Petri ranks 12. Before him are Lars Levi Laestadius (1800), Johannes Magnus (1488), Prince Oscar Bernadotte (1859), Gustav Trolle (1488), Elizabeth Hesselblad (1870), and Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna (1417). After him are Ulf Ekman (1950), Anders Wejryd (1948), and Eva Brunne (1954).

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