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The Most Reverend Henric Benzelius | |
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Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
Church | Church of Sweden |
Archdiocese | Uppsala |
Appointed | 1747 |
In office | 1747-1758 |
Predecessor | Jakob Benzelius |
Successor | Samuel Troilius |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Lund (1740-1747) |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1740 by Johannes Steuchius |
Rank | Metropolitan Archbishop |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | May 20, 1758 Uppsala, Sweden | (aged 68)
Buried | Uppland |
Nationality | Swede |
Parents | Erik Benzelius the elder Margaretha Odhelia |
Spouse | Emerentia Rudenschöld |
Alma mater | Uppsala University |
Henrik Benzelius (August 7, 1689 in Strängnäs – May 20, 1758) was Bishop of Lund from 1744 to 1747, and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1747 to his death.[1] Benzelius was one of the people sent by Charles XII of Sweden to the Middle East, travelling to Egypt and Syria. After returning for a time he took up a post in Lund University.
He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1746.
He was also a manuscript collector.
See also
- List of Archbishops of Uppsala
- Minuscule 400 – one of his manuscripts
References
- ^ "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- Nordisk Familjebok, article Henrik Benzelius In Swedish
- "The Swedish Connection". Saudi Aramco World. January–February 1987. pp. 24–27. Retrieved 2006-11-06.