Aeschillus Petraeus
Æschillus (Eskil) Petræus (born 1593 in Grums, Sweden, died September 27, 1657 in Turku, now in Finland) was Bishop of Turku in 1652–1657.
The Right Reverend Aeschillus Petraeus | |
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| Bishop of Turku | |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Turku |
| Appointed | 20 October 1652 |
| In office | 1652–1657 |
| Predecessor | Isaacus Rothovius |
| Successor | Johannes Terserus |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 24 October 1652 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1593 Grums, Swedish Empire (Present-day Finland) |
| Died | September 27, 1657 Turku, Swedish Empire (Present-day Finland) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Olavus Eskilli Petræus & Katarina |
| Spouse | N.N. Andersdotter Petraeus Anna Henriksdotter Kock |
| Children | 5 |
Biography
Petræus was lecturer and Dean of the grammar school in Turku. He was also the first professor of theology at Turku Academy and Rector of the University. Petraeus was from the Swedish-speaking part of Sweden, but well versed in the Finnish language. He, among other things, led a Bible Translation Committee and published the first grammar of the Finnish language, Linguae Finnicae brevis institutio in 1649.[1] On October 20, 1652 he was appointed Bishop of Turku and was consecrated on October 24 at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm.
References
- Æschillus Petræus, Linguæ finnicæ brevis institutio, exhibens vocum flectiones per casus, gradus & tempora, nec non partium indeclinabilium significationem, dictionumq; constructionem & prosodiam. Ad usum accommodata (Åbo: Wald, 1649), http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fd2015-00009344.
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