Berndt David Assarsson (14 January 1892 – 31 December 1955) was a Swedish Catholic priest, monsignor, historical author and psalmist who resided in Helsingborg and

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. He made efforts to develop

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in Sweden. He was born in

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and died in Helsingborg.

Career

He wrote the book ''Fädernas kyrka: En programskrift'' (1918). In 1920 he agreed to edit the Catholic magazine ''Credo'' and served as its editor until 1937. In 1922 he translated John Henry Newman's " Lead, Kindly Light" to Swedish "Led, mild light." He was editor of ''Psalmer för kyrkoåret'' ("psalms for the Church") in 1937, and of the 1950 edition of the . He worked against the Swedish ban on creating Catholic monasteries, making reference to public statements about freedom of religion and to Norway and Denmark's allowance of such monasteries.

Publications

* ''Fädernas kyrka: En programskrift''. Stockholm, 1918. * ''Det skånska problemet''. Stockholm, 1923. * ''Den katolska kyrkan i Sverige i närvarande tid''. Stockholm, 1925. * ''Katolska kyrkan i Sverige''. Uppsala, 1938. * ''Skånelands historia i Skånelands skolor''. Lund, 1949. * ''Katolska kyrkan i Sverige''. Göteborg, 1953.

References

'', Lund, 1929. * L.B. Fabricius (1957)
David Assarson – en pionerskikkelse
(in Swedish). ''Catholica'' 1957: 2–3, pp. 62–85. {{DEFAULTSORT:Assarsson, David 1892 births 1955 deaths Converts to Roman Catholicism from Lutheranism History of Scania People from Lund People from Scania Swedish Roman Catholic hymnwriters Swedish Jesuits Swedish non-fiction writers Swedish Roman Catholic priests Swedish writers Chaplains of His Holiness 20th-century Roman Catholic priests 20th-century non-fiction writers 20th century in Skåne County

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