Magnus Olai Beronius (18 October 1692 – 18 May 1775) was

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in the

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from 1764 to his death.

Biography

Magnus Beronius was the son of Olaus Magni Beronis and Catharina Celsia and was born in

Uppsala Uppsala (, or all ending in , ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the county seat of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inha ...

, Sweden. His father was the vicar of Uppsala. He studied at

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receiving his

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in 1716. In 1723 he became associate professor and was appointed lecturer at

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in 1724. After he undertook a trip through Europe, he was appointed a theology lecturer at Uppsala University in 1727. He was appointed professor first in

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, and then he changed to

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. In 1745, Beronius became bishop of the Diocese of Kalmar. He was elected Archbishop of Uppsala after the death of Samuel Troilius in 1764. He was also a representative in the Swedish parliament

Riksdag of the Estates Riksdag of the Estates ( sv, Riksens ständer; informally sv, Ståndsriksdagen) was the name used for the Estates of Sweden when they were assembled. Until its dissolution in 1866, the institution was the highest authority in Sweden next to t ...

assemblies in 1765–1766. He and his five children were ennobled under the surname Björnstjerna in 1760. Beronius died in 1775 in Uppsala.

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Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (1906), article Beronius
In Swedish {{DEFAULTSORT:Beronius, Magnus 1692 births 1775 deaths People from Uppsala Uppsala University alumni Academic staff of Uppsala University Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala 18th-century Lutheran archbishops Age of Liberty people Members of the Riksdag of the Estates

Biography

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