Johannes Magnus
Johannes Magnus | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Uppsala |
| Installed | 1524 |
| Term ended | 1531 |
| Predecessor | Gustav Trolle |
| Successor | Olaus Magnus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Månsson 19 March 1488 Linköping, Sweden |
| Died | 22 March 1544 (aged 56) Rome, Papal States |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Måns Pedersson (father) Kristina Kruse (mother) |
| Occupation | Historian, genealogist |
Johannes Magnus (a modified form of Ioannes Magnus, a Latin translation of his birth name Johan Månsson; 19 March 1488 – 22 March 1544) was the last functioning Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologian, genealogist, and historian.