Samuel Troilius

Samuel Troilius (May 22, 1706 – January 18, 1764) was Archbishop of Uppsala from 1758 to his death.[1][2]

The Most Reverend

Samuel Troilius
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
ChurchChurch of Sweden
ArchdioceseUppsala
Appointed1760
In office1760–1764
PredecessorHenric Benzelius
SuccessorMagnus Beronius
Orders
Ordination1736
Consecration1751
by Henric Benzelius
RankMetropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born(1706-05-22)May 22, 1706
Stora Skedvi, Sweden
DiedJanuary 18, 1764(1764-01-18) (aged 57)
Uppsala, Sweden
BuriedVästerås Cathedral
NationalitySwede
DenominationLutheran
ParentsOlof Troilius and Helena Gangia
SpouseAnna Elisabeth Angerstein 1st marriage
Brita Elisabeth Silfverstolpe 2nd marriage
ChildrenUno von Troil
Previous postBishop of Västerås (1751–1760)
Alma materUppsala University

Biography

He was born in Stora Skedvi parish in the province of Dalarna. His parents were Olof Troilius and Helena Gangia. His father was a vicar in the Church of Sweden.

In 1724, he had become student in Uppsala University, and was by 1734 appointed assistant professor of Greek and Roman literature, after having disputed in 1732 with the thesis De magnetismo morum naturali. He was ordained in 1736 and an 1740 he became a priest.

Troilius moved to Stockholm in 1740 as court chaplain, and the following year became the confessor of the Swedish Royal Family. In 1751, he was unanimously elected new Bishop of Västerås following the death of Andreas Kallsenius. In 1760, after the death of Henric Benzelius, he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala. In 1760, Troilius also was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

His marriages were with Anna Elisabeth Angerstein in 1740 and with Brita Elisabet Silfverstolpe in 1751. In 1756, he and his descendants were ennobled under the surname von Troil. His son Uno von Troil (1746–1803) also served as Archbishop of Uppsala. [3]

See also

References
  1. "Religious Organizations" (in Swedish). World Statesmen. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  2. "Troilius, Samuel". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  3. "Troil, Uno von". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved June 1, 2020.

Other sources
Preceded by
Henrik Benzelius		 Archbishop of Uppsala
1758–1764		 Succeeded by
Magnus Beronius
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