Olaus Petri

Venerable
Olaus Petri
Statue of Olaus and Laurentius Petri in Örebro, Sweden
Religious and confessor
Born1493
Örebro, Sweden
Died(1552-04-19)19 April 1552 (aged 58 or 59)
Stockholm, Sweden
Venerated inEvangelical Lutheran Church in America
Major shrineStorkyrkan in Stockholm
Feast19 April

Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (6 January 1493 – 19 April 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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