Birger Gregersson (Latin: ''Birgerus Gregorii'') (c. 1327 – 11 March 1383) was
Archbishop of Uppsala
The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until the early 20th century) has been the primate (bishop), primate of Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward un ...
from 1366 until his death 1383.
Biography
Birger Gregersson was probably born the son of Greger Jonsson av Malstaätten of
Norrtälje-Malsta parish in
Uppland
Uppland () is a historical province or ' on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. On the small uninhab ...
.
He was vicar of
Österhaninge
Österhaninge () is an urban area located within Haninge Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden. It is the birthplace of former Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt, black metal frontman and vocalist Dead (Per Yngve Ohlin) hockey player ...
and then priest in
Uppsala
Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...
. He was canon of
Strängnäs Cathedral
Strängnäs Cathedral ( sv, Strängnäs domkyrka) is a Lutheran cathedral church in Strängnäs, Sweden, since the Protestant Reformation the seat of the Church of Sweden Diocese of Strängnäs.
Architecture
Construction of the cathedral began ...
from 1342 and dean of
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala Cathedral ( sv, Uppsala domkyrka) is a cathedral located between the University Hall of Uppsala University and the Fyris river in the centre of Uppsala, Sweden. A church of the Church of Sweden, the national church, in the Lutheran tra ...
from 1356. He was a supporter of King
Albrekt (c. 1338–1412) who appointed him
chancellor
Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...
. In 1365, Birger Gregersson is mentioned in the ''Diplomatarium Fennicum''. In 1366, Birger Gregersson was elected archbishop of Uppsala diocese. He is considered one of the most important Swedish writers in the Middle Ages.
He wrote a biography of
Saint Birgitta
Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373) born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena, or Saint Birgitta ( sv, heliga Birgitta), was a mystic and a saint, and she was also the founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after ...
(c. 1303–1373) and hymns to her and in honor of 12th-century missionary
Saint Botvid
Saint Botvid was a Christian missionary in Sweden during the 11th and early 12th centuries.
Biography
Botvid, who was born in Södermanland, Sweden, went on a trade trip to England where he came into contact with Christianity and was converted to ...
(died ca 1120).
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See also
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List of Archbishops of Uppsala
This article lists the archbishops of Uppsala.
Before the Reformation
* 1164–1185: Stefan
* 1185–1187: Johannes
* 1187–1197: Petrus
* 1198–1206: Olov Lambatunga
* 1207–1219: Valerius
* 1219 (1224)–1234: Olov Basatömer
* 1236–1 ...
References
Other sources
Birger GregerssonNordisk familjebok
Roman Catholic archbishops of Uppsala
14th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Sweden
Swedish male writers
1327 births
1383 deaths
People from Uppland
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