Olof Mårtensson (1557 – 17 March 1609) also known in the Latin form Olaus Martini, was

Archbishop of Uppsala The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until the early 20th century) has been the primate (bishop), primate of Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward un ...

from 1601 to his death. Born in Uppsala, Sweden, he first enrolled in the University of Uppsala, but when it was temporarily closed in 1578 he travelled abroad. In 1583 he got a Master's degree at the University of RostockSe
entry of Olaus Martini
in Rostock Matrikelportal and then travelled home again. On returning, he made himself a reputation when he criticized the

liturgy Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. ''Liturgy'' can also be used to refer specifically to public worship by Christians. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a communal response to and partic ...

of Swedish King John III who held somewhat Catholics beliefs despite that Sweden had been Lutheran since 1531. The king's brother Duke Charles, who later became King Charles IX, promoted Olaus to becoming

in 1601. Despite his support, Martini was fundamentally in opposition to the beliefs of duke Charles, a conflict which eventually led to disputes between the two. Martini was an orthodox Lutheran, while Duke Charles is believed to have been inclined towards Calvinistic tenants—which he himself denied (see: crypto-Calvinism). In 1606 Martini had a text published which was sharply polemising against Catholic and Calvinistic tenets. Although he was in opposition to the King and the Duke, he was considered a hard working and trustworthy man by the University of Uppsala and by his communion.

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Nordisk Familjebok (1914), article Olaus Martini
In Swedish {{DEFAULTSORT:Martini, Olaus Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala 17th-century Lutheran archbishops People from Uppsala 1557 births 1609 deaths 16th-century Swedish people 17th-century Swedish people 16th-century Swedish writers

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