Olov Svebilius, Olaus Swebilius, born on 1 January 1624 in Ljungby parish, Southern Moere, died 29 June 1700 in Uppsala, was a Swedish chaplain to the King, and the archbishops 1681-1700.

Biography

Olov Svebilius - or Olaus Swebilius, as his name is ...

Olov Svebilius, Olaus Swebilius, born on 1 January 1624 in Ljungby parish, Southern Moere, died 29 June 1700 in Uppsala, was a Swedish chaplain to the King, and the archbishops 1681-1700.

Biography

Olov Svebilius - or Olaus Swebilius, as his name is usually written - was the son of kronobefallningsman in Ljungby, Goran Eriksson from Svensby in Sillerud and Ingeborg Larsdotter. The father took the name Swebilius after his grandfather's farm SVEBY. 1637 was conferred the father Råby first

Olov Svebilius became a student in Uppsala in 1638, studied in Königsberg from 1640 to 1641, became the Master of Philosophy in Uppsala in 1649, visited as a tutor for Johan Gyllenstierna, on which he exercised a powerful influence, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, England and France from 1651 to 1656, where he spent a long break in Strasbourg and in Paris studied LAW. Appointed konrektor in Kalmar already in 1652, he became rector and lecturer in philosophy there in 1656, ordained a priest in 1658, became a lecturer in theology and castles pastes the same year and also the vicar of Ljungby in Kalmar pin 1663rd Moving to a theology professorship in Lund he declined 1666th

Regular chaplain in 1668, he got himself entrusted Karl XI's teaching in theology and brought him in 1670 to the first communion. The king covered his exceptionally grave with confidence and it went rapidly with the promotion. In 1671 he became chaplain to the King and the King's confessor, Pastor Primarius at the Great Church and the vicar of the parish of Solna. In 1675, he became a doctor of theology, in 1678 the Bishop of Linköping and in 1681 Archbishop.

Svebilius married in 1658 with Elisabeth Gylle Adler (1639-1680). She was the daughter of Bishop Samuel Enander and Margaret Jönsdotter, the daughter of Bishop Jonas Petri Gothus and granddaughter of Olaus Luth. Svebilius seven children was knighted in 1684 with the name of Adler Mountains. One of the daughters was married to Bishop Carolus Carlsson in Vasteras, another with Bishop Jonas Petri Linnerius in Lund, a third with Professor Johan Olderman, and a fourth with the superintendent Jonas Laurentiigatan Arnell and then Aulæwill.

Character and ämbetsgärning

Olov Svebilius belongs to the stately row of very able churchmen during Karl XI's government, through which a strictly uniform procedure in orthodox spirit was carried on the ecclesiastical field.

Because of his personal relationship with the king and his ämbetsställning he came to participate in all important ecclesial questions treatment. The influence and spiritual importance are, he can hardly compete with Haquin Mirror, Jesper Svedberg, Henrik Benzelius and John Gezelius. Of paramount importance, it was the archbishop's seat this time was held by a man such as Svebilius, lessons, line and practical, gentle and venerable, peace and averse to all extremes.

In the final preparation of 1686 years of ecclesiastical participated admittedly Svebilius alongside other theologians, but its final design received the same of the sovereign konungamaktens henchman men, mainly Erik Lind Schöld. For the royal power of languages, which limited the ecclesiastical independence, he bent over and with inner aversion.

For Catechism demand solution, however, was Svebilius so much greater significance. The clerical members of church law, the Commission had been instructed to draw up a declaration of Luther's Small Catechism, which was to replace the multitude of hitherto used explanations. In fairly nonindependent connection with some German and Swedish catechetical works drafted a proposal that came to be called Spegelska catechism, because Haquin Mirror done most of the work. Second mirror was Svebilius responsible for the same.

The proposal was subjected to sharp criticism for the lack of completeness and also for lack of orthodoxy. The clergy at the Diet in 1686, it came to a sharp clash between Svebilius and the well-known ortodoxistiske Wrangler Professor Henricus Schütz. More moderate in its opposition was Henrik Benzelius.

Undeniably, the proposal was a rush job, and the Catechism of the work must be reopened. Within the new committee, which also had a hymn book's preparation and manual reworking by their lot could be unity in the catechism question is not achieved, why Svebilius was responsible for only two months alone draw up a new proposal.

Within the time he was really finished with the one on the basis of domkapitlens remarks made revision of Spegelska catechism, which the clergy were upheld by the parliament in 1689, and of the king decreed as the norm for the Church's teaching.

Svebilius catechism, Silly explanation of Dr. Martin Luther's Small cateches, Stald through questions and answers, is of its kind a masterpiece in its short and clear, condensed and pointed shape. It was used until 1810, when a JA Lindblom completed by recasting it was introduced.

At manual audit, completed in 1693, took Svebilius a conservative position and sought to keep the Swedish tradition, especially against Henrik Benzelius, who, without too much success, sought to conform to the orthodoxy cal German coreligionists. In the battle for 1695 years hymnal took Svebilius a mediating position.

In 1691 appointed the Committee for Audit of the church Bible would Svebilius have been president but he declined the assignment "for their old age and poor eyesight debt". However'd commissioners communicate with the archbishop. Since thoughts of a more thorough audit declared, wanted Svebilius apparently any stay at a new edition of the 1618 years of Bible and Benzelius, Chairman of the Committee, had great difficulty, as long Svebilius lived, bring out even "harmless" amendment.

In political life participated Svebilius as a member of the clergy 1668-1697, from 1682 estate portfolio självskrivne President.

As archbishop he buried Ulrika Eleonora and Charles XI's children, the three princes Frederick, Gustaf and Ulrik in 1685, Adolf Johan of Pfalz-Zweibrücken and Elsa Elisabeth Nilsdotter Brahe 1690, Queen Ulrika Eleonora in 1693 and King Charles XI 1697th He was crowned King Karl XII. In 1698, he pledged Hedwig Sophia of Sweden and Frederick IV of Holstein-Gottorp.