Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis
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Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis (born about 1550 in Piteå
, died 18 May 1600) was Archbishop of Uppsala
in the Church of Sweden
1599–1600. He was appointed in place of Abraham Angermannus
who had been put in prison, but before getting inducted he died of a sickness, about 50 years old.
In his younger days he had been a student at the University of Rostock
and had made extensive travels through Europe.
Like Angermannus, Bothniensis had for a while been imprisoned because of his resistance to King John III of Sweden
's non-Lutheran liturgy
, but he had been finally released in the fall of 1592 after a total time of 1,5 years.
He became dean
in Uppsala
and the first professor of theology
at the university there in 1593. Bothiensis was described as a fine man of high moral standards.
Piteå
Piteå is a locality and the seat of Piteå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The town has 22,650 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 41,000 in 2008.- Geography :...
, died 18 May 1600) was Archbishop of Uppsala
Archbishop of Uppsala
The Archbishop of Uppsala has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church.- Historical overview :...
in the Church of Sweden
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden is the largest Christian church in Sweden. The church professes the Lutheran faith and is a member of the Porvoo Communion. With 6,589,769 baptized members, it is the largest Lutheran church in the world, although combined, there are more Lutherans in the member churches of...
1599–1600. He was appointed in place of Abraham Angermannus
Abraham Angermannus
Abraham Andersson, usually known under the Latin form of his name, Abrahamus Andreæ Angermannus or just Abraham Angermannus was the fourth Lutheran Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1593 to 1599...
who had been put in prison, but before getting inducted he died of a sickness, about 50 years old.
In his younger days he had been a student at the University of Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
and had made extensive travels through Europe.
Like Angermannus, Bothniensis had for a while been imprisoned because of his resistance to King John III of Sweden
John III of Sweden
-Family:John married his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland , house of Jagiello, in Vilnius on 4 October 1562. In Sweden, she is known as Katarina Jagellonica. She was the sister of king Sigismund II Augustus of Poland...
's non-Lutheran liturgy
Liturgy
Liturgy is either the customary public worship done by a specific religious group, according to its particular traditions or a more precise term that distinguishes between those religious groups who believe their ritual requires the "people" to do the "work" of responding to the priest, and those...
, but he had been finally released in the fall of 1592 after a total time of 1,5 years.
He became dean
Dean (religion)
A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:...
in Uppsala
Uppsala
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and the first professor of theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
at the university there in 1593. Bothiensis was described as a fine man of high moral standards.