Jarler (Latin Jarlerius) (died August 22, 1255) was a Swedish Dominican monk and
Archbishop of Uppsala from 1236 to 1255.
Biography
Jarler was one of the two earliest known Swedish students at the
University of Paris
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During his time as archbishop, the
Dominican and
Franciscan
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friars settled in Sweden. These orders benefited the Christian awareness among the common populations through their preaching.
Cistercians, the previously order in Sweden, did not preach.
In Sweden, the political climate was shaky. In 1247, the house of
Folkung (''Folkungaätten'') revolted against King
Eric XI of Sweden
Eric "XI" the Lisp and Lame Swedish: ''Erik Eriksson'' or ''Erik läspe och halte''; Old Norse: ''Eiríkr Eiríksson'' (1216 – 2 February 1250) was king of Sweden in 1222–29 and 1234–50. Being the last ruler of the House of Eric, he stood ...
, resulting in the
Battle of Sparrsätra
The Battle of Sparrsätra, fought between the forces of King Eric XI of Sweden and rebels led by Holmger Knutsson, took place in 1247 near Enköping in Sweden. It occurred during a poorly documented period in Swedish history; as a result, many de ...
.
In 1247-48, papal delegate
Vilhelm av Sabina was sent to Sweden to investigate the recurring accusations of marriage among priests.
Clerical celibacy was a long-standing Church doctrine. Jarler participated at a church meeting at
Skänninge
Skänninge () is a locality situated in Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,140 inhabitants in 2010. It lies about 10 km north of the municipal seat Mjölby.
Before the local government reform in 1971 the ''City of S ...
in 1248, where it was decided to consecrate the rule of
celibacy, the Church's independence of the King, and finally that the archbishop should be elected through a cathedral chapter and not as previously by the King personally. The rules established an important foundation, even though they were not always followed.
In 1254 Jarler sent a letter to
Pope Innocent IV
Pope Innocent IV ( la, Innocentius IV; – 7 December 1254), born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254.
Fieschi was born in Genoa and studied at the universitie ...
applied for dismissal from his office. He was one of the few Swedish archbishops to have made this request. The reasons he gave were that he was old and crippled. The Pope granted his resignation, but before the message had arrived in 1255, Jarler had already died. He was buried in the Dominican convent church in
Sigtuna
Sigtuna () is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,444 inhabitants in 2010. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta.
Sigtuna is for historical reasons often still referr ...
.
References
External links
Nordisk familjebok, article ''Vilhelm av Sabina''
Other sources
* Åsbrink, Gustav & Westman, Knut B. ''Svea rikes ärkebiskopar från 1164 till nuvarande tid'' (Bokförlaget Natur och Kultur, Stockholm 1935)
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Roman Catholic archbishops of Uppsala
13th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Sweden
1255 deaths
Year of birth unknown