Eiler Hansen Hagerup or Eiler Hagerup d.e. (25 November 1685 – 15 April 1743) was a Norwegian

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and priest. He was the

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of the

Diocese of Trondhjem Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Trøndelag county in Central Norway and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. Since 10 September 2017, the Bishop of Nidaros is Herborg F ...

from 1731 until his death in 1743.

Personal life

Eiler Hagerup was born on 25 November 1685 in

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in what is now

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county,

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. His parents were the priest Hans Hansen Hagerup and his wife Ellen Eilersdatter Schøller. He was married in 1715 to Anna Cathrine Barhow (1695-1737), daughter of parish priest, Amund Barhow (1660-1725). Together they had 17 children including

Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm Hans Hagerup or posthumously Hans Hagerup Gyldenpalm (27 October 1717 – 19 February 1781) was a Danish-born, Norwegian jurist and civil servant. Upon his death, the King granted him a title of nobility, thus changing his surname and that of ...

, Eiler Hagerup, and

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. The ''"d.e."'' at the end of his name means ''den eldre'' ( en, the elder) to distinguish him from his younger nephew, Eiler Hagerup d.y. (1718- 1789), Bishop in the

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and later in

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Education and career

He was a student at

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. In 1702, he started at the

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and graduated with a

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degree 1704. In 1709, he was hired as a

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in the parish of

where his father worked. After a few years, he was hired as the parish priest in

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(1715-1727). In 1727, he became a lecturer in theology at

after the death of

Thomas von Westen Thomas von Westen (13 September 1682 – 9 April 1727) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest and missionary. He was a driving force in the Sami mission, and founded the education institution ''Seminarium Scholasticum'', the later Seminarium Lapponic ...

. In 1731, he was appointed Bishop of the

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as a replacement for

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. During his time as bishop, he was a good administrator and he was considered a demanding manager of church business. In a letter to the priests in his diocese, he made strict demands: the

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should be taught and the young people should learn to read with the book. The scripture must be taken seriously, and the priests must visit all homes in their parish every year. An account of the poverty of the poor shall be made across the diocese. He made a great emphasis during his time as bishop of mission work among the

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. Bishop Hagerup died in 1743 in Trondheim.

References

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