Sven Stolpe
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Sven Stolpe was a Swedish writer, translator, journalist, literary scholar and critic. He was active in Swedish literary and intellectual discussion for most of his life. In the early 1930s he argued for internationalism and against esteticism, but he was also part of the Oxford Group
which claimed the necessity of "moral and spiritual re-armament" and later in life, in 1947, he became a catholic. Among his literary production is a dissertation on queen Christina of Sweden
, who abdicated as a result of her own conversion to Catholicism, which was published in 1959.
In 1984, the Belgian biographer Joris Taels published a biography of Stolpe.
He is buried in Vadstena cemetery.
Oxford Group
The Oxford Group was a Christian movement that had a following in Europe, China, Africa, Australia, Scandinavia and America in the 1920s and 30s. It was initiated by an American Lutheran pastor, Frank Buchman, who was of Swiss descent...
which claimed the necessity of "moral and spiritual re-armament" and later in life, in 1947, he became a catholic. Among his literary production is a dissertation on queen Christina of Sweden
Christina of Sweden
Christina , later adopted the name Christina Alexandra, was Queen regnant of Swedes, Goths and Vandals, Grand Princess of Finland, and Duchess of Ingria, Estonia, Livonia and Karelia, from 1633 to 1654. She was the only surviving legitimate child of King Gustav II Adolph and his wife Maria Eleonora...
, who abdicated as a result of her own conversion to Catholicism, which was published in 1959.
In 1984, the Belgian biographer Joris Taels published a biography of Stolpe.
He is buried in Vadstena cemetery.