Olaus Magnus
The Most Reverend Olaus Magnus | |
|---|---|
| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Appointed | 4 June 1544 |
| Term ended | 1 August 1557 |
| Predecessor | Johannes Magnus |
| Successor | Laurentius Petri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Olof Månsson October 1490 Skänninge, Sweden |
| Died | 1 August 1557 (aged 66) Rome, Papal States |
| Buried | Santa Maria dell'Anima, Rome |
Olaus Magnus (born Olof Månsson; October 1490 – 1 August 1557) was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman.