Jonas Fahlenius (30 October 1674 - 11 October 1748) was a

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

philosopher, theologian and

Bishop of Turku The Archdiocese of Turku ( fi, Turun arkkihiippakunta, sv, Åbo ärkestift), historically known as '' Archdiocese of Åbo'', is the seat of the Archbishop of Turku. It is a part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, and its see city is ...

from 1734 till 1746.

Biography

Fahlenius was born on 30 October 1674 in Falun in the Swedish Empire, the son of a priest and teacher Niklas Håkansson Fahlenius and his wife Brita Jonasdotter Fahlberg. After basic education at Falun Trivial School, in 1695 he commenced studies at Uppsala University from where he graduated with his Masters in 1707. In 1712 he became an assistant professor of theology in Uppsala University. By royal decree in 1721, he became the Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the Royal Academy of Turku, from where he also achieved his

Doctor of Theology Doctor of Theology ( la, Doctor Theologiae, abbreviated DTh, ThD, DTheol, or Dr. theol.) is a terminal degree in the academic discipline of theology. The ThD, like the ecclesiastical Doctor of Sacred Theology, is an advanced research degree equiva ...

in 1732. On 18 March 1734 he was appointed Bishop of Turku and was consecrated some time later that year by Archbishop

Johannes Steuchius Johannes Steuchius (3 January 1676 – 21 June 1742) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1730 to his death. Biography He was born in Härnösand, the son of Archbishop Mathias Steuchius (1644–1730) . His family surna ...

. He resigned as Bishop of Turku in 1746 after he suffered a stroke. Fahlenius married twice, but only had children from the second marriage, with Sara Charlotta Teppati, daughter of Carl Teppati and Sidonia Stiernstedt. One of his daughters was the mother of Abraham Niclas Edelcrantz, poet and inventor. Fahlenius is buried in Turku Cathedral along with his second wife and two of their children.Förteckning på Biskopar i Sverige och Finland ifrån Reformationen till närvarande tid
Retrieved on 9 April 2019.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fahlenius, Jonas Lutheran archbishops and bishops of Turku 1674 births 1748 deaths Swedish Lutheran bishops 18th-century Swedish Lutheran priests 18th-century Lutheran bishops