Ericus Erici Sorolainen (1546–1625) was a

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, a Bishop of Turku from 1583 to 1625 as the successor to Paulus Juusten; and the administrator of the Diocese of Viipuri. After his ordination to priesthood, he was sent to

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(rector of which was then

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After his studies he became 1578 headmaster of the school in Gävle. 1583 he was consecrated as bishop together with Petrus Benedicti of Linköping, Nicolaus Stephani of Växjö, and Christian Agricola of Tallinn with catholic ceremonies of the liturgy of John III. Soon after their episcopal consecration, these bishops had to sign a commitment to new

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(''Nova Ordinantia''), king John's liturgy, medieval tradition of church music and to use of some specific episcopal ceremonies, in addition to emphasis on study of Church Fathers. This was part of the Liturgical Struggle. King John even planned sending Sorolainen to

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for ecumenical dialogue with

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. This dialogue was already formerly initiated by Tübingen theologians with Patriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople. Later in Synod of Uppsala (1593), bishop Sorolainen together with Bishop Olaus Stephani Bellinus made secretly Calvinist Duke Charles his enemy by initiative of banning Calvinism in Sweden, which was decided by the synod. When Duke Charles became Regent, after his

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, son of his brother John III, he used his opportunity to revenge to Bishop Sorolainen by imprisoning him for alleged "popery", which was although annulled by Diet of Lingköping. 1609 King Charles seems to have forgotten his earlier anger and distrust to Sorolainen. Sorolainen was also a noted writer, publishing his first work in 1614. He translated into Finnish the service book of 1614, wrote a large catechism (1614). Between 1621 and 1625 he published a book of sermons in Stockholm entitled ''Postilla''.

References

*Martti Parvio's biography in the reprint of Postilla. *
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Liturgical Developments in Sweden and Finland in the Era of Lutheran Orthodoxy (1593–1700)
by Toivo Harjunpää ( JSTOR) Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku 16th-century Lutheran bishops 17th-century Lutheran bishops Lutheran sermon writers 1546 births 1625 deaths 16th-century Finnish people 17th-century Finnish people {{finland-reli-bio-stub