Olaus Petri - Stockholm, Sweden
N 59° 19.552 E 018° 04.263
34V E 333352 N 6580003
This bronze statue of Olaus Petri is located in the old town of Stockholm, Sweden.
Waymark Code: WMPF3Y
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Date Posted: 08/21/2015
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ABOUT THE STATUE:
The statue is located in front of the Storkyrkans, also known as the Sankt Nikolai kyrka (Church of St. Nicholas) and Stockholms domkyrka (Stockholm Cathedral). The statue was created by Swedish sculptor Theodor Lundberg. It was dedicated in 1898 and depicts this major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden in his priest clothes. He is holding a book in his hands. The statue sits atop a stone plinth with the following inscription:
Olavvs Petri
1493-1552
Gvds Ords Predikare
Kyrkoprest
1st. Nicolai
[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
Olauus Petri
1493-1552
Preacher of God's Word
The church priest
1st. Nicolai
A small plaque on the church to the right of the statue contains the following information about the statue:
Olaus Petri
Rest 1898
Theodor Lundberg
1852 - 1926
Gåva av Olaus - Petrisällskapet
[ENGLISH TRANSLATION]
Olaus Petri
Erected 1898
Theodor Lundberg
1852 - 1926
Gift of Olaus - Petri Society
ABOUT THE MAN:
"Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (January 6, 1493 – April 19, 1552), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri (or less commonly, Olavus Petri), was a clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden. His brother, Laurentius Petri (Lars Persson), became the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden."
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