Petrus Kenicius (1555 – 3 February 1636) was

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in the

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from 1609 to his death. He got his education from the Universities of

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and

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. In 1589 he was put in prison by King

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, together with, among others,

Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis Nicolaus Olai Bothniensis (born about 1550 in Piteå, died 18 May 1600) was Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden 1599–1600. He was appointed in place of Abraham Angermannus who had been put in prison, but before getting inducted he died ...

who would become archbishop in 1599–1600. The reason were disagreements with the King's non-Lutheran

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. After being released, he was at the

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in 1593 as one of the twelve assessors. And in 1595 he was ordained

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. He was considered a fine and hardworking person who dedicated much time and care to the University in Uppsala and the Church. In his old age, he was weakened by age and sickness and the

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was said to have been neglected.

References

Nordisk Familjebok (1910), article Kenicius
In Swedish

In Swedish {{DEFAULTSORT:Kenicus, Petrus 1555 births 1636 deaths Lutheran archbishops of Uppsala Bishops of Skara 17th-century Lutheran archbishops 16th-century Swedish people 17th-century Swedish people Lutheran bishops of Strängnäs

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