Honoratus Halling (14 November 1819 – 9 April 1886) was a Norwegian priest, magazine editor and non-fiction writer. He was born at Odalen (now Nord-Odal) in

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, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Peter Herman Halling (1777–1825) and Nikoline Moe (1787–1865). He took a theological degree at the

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in 1843 and subsequently held various clerical positions. In 1858, he was a parish priest at Horten in

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. He became mayor of Horten, but resigned after a year. He was priest of Lom in

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(1864-1875) and took the same position in

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(1875-1885). During the mid 1800s, he resided in the

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neighborhood of Christiania (now Oslo). He started the magazine '' For Fattig og Riig'' in 1848, which he edited from 1848 to 1855. He founded the organization ''Samfundet paa Enerhougen'' in 1850. Among his books are ''En liden Postille for Børn'' from 1846, and ''Husandagtsbog'' from 1860. He was married in 1844 to Fredrikke Petrine Weyergang (1820-1860). After her death, he married Marie Henrikke Bomhoff (1837-1907). He was the father of Sigurd Halling, grandfather of Else Halling, and uncle of Louis Moe. He died in the neighborhood of Ljan in

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during 1886.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Halling, Honoratus 1819 births 1886 deaths People from Nord-Odal University of Oslo alumni 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran clergy Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian magazine editors