Petrus Särkilahti (a.k.a. Pietari Särkilahti, sometimes written as ''Petrus Saerkilahti''; died 1529) was a Finnish student of

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and one of the early pioneers of teaching science in the

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. He spread the idea of the religious

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eagerly.Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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, Särkilahti met Mikael Agricola, who became his student. In 1538, the first known books written entirely in Finnish were published by Agricola. Agricola therefore became called by many ''the father of the written Finnish language''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarkilahti, Petrus 15th-century births 1529 deaths History of Christianity in Finland 16th-century Finnish Lutheran clergy Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland 16th-century Finnish scientists Protestant Reformers