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Olaus Petri

clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden
Person Human Q381010

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
January 6, 1493
Date of death
April 19, 1552
Place of birth
Örebro
Place of death
Storkyrkoförsamlingen
Country of citizenship
Sweden[12]
Occupation
translator, judge, Bible translator, historian, writer, priest, Protestant reformer, Protestant theologian[13][14][15]
Educated at
Uppsala University[16]
Religion or worldview
Lutheranism[18]
Notable work
Gustav Vasa Bible[17]
Spouse
Kristina[11]
Sibling
Laurentius Petri[31]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Swedish[28]
Birth name
Olof Pettersson[29]
Described by source
New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of Swedish National Biography, New International Encyclopedia[23][24][25][26]
Family name
Person[20]
Feast day
April 19[22]
Given name
Olof[21]
Name in native language
Olaus Petri[30]
Participant in
Protestant Reformation[27]
Place of burial
Storkyrkan[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Olaus Petri en Olof Persson en Olof Petersson fa اولاس پتری fi Olaus Petrin tuomarinohjeet fr Olavus Petri fr Olof Persson fr Olof Petersson ja オラウス・ペトリ ja オラフ・ペーテルソン ko 울라우스 페트리 ru Олаус Петри ru Петри Олай ru Петри Олаус ru Петри, Олаус sv Olavus Petri sv Petri tr Olof Persson tr Olof Petersson uk Олаус Петрі
🔖 Identifiers · 78
ISNI
0000000081225156
VIAF cluster ID
44323232
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90700674
GND ID
118740369
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Örebro Olaus Petri kyrka staty.JPG ↗
Alvin ID
alvin-person:28328
BIBSYS ID
90516994
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12079356h
Biblissima authority ID
Arbúcies
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
petri-olaus
CBDB.cz author ID
51640
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00587059, cnp01324058
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741576183296
DAHR artist ID
106271
DDB person (GND) ID
118740369
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118740369
Dictionary of Swedish National Biography ID
7688
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118740369
Discogs artist ID
1879056
ELNET ID
a11409125
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Olaus-Petri
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
petri-olaus-et-laurentius
FAST ID
276255
FES digital collections entity ID
385375
Freebase ID
/m/0207h7
GTAA ID
141481
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
olof-petersson
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Olaus_Petri
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3135994
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
47932
Hymnary author ID
Petri_Olavus
IdRef ID
027779572
IxTheo authority ID
079520839
JRC Names ID
265402
KANTO ID
000054225
Lex ID
Olaus_Petri
Libraries Australia ID
52243887
Library of Congress Classification
BR350.P4
Libris-URI
sq467ldb0qh592x
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
04527/eu_o_0685/o0685
MusicBrainz artist ID
cc1be49a-40f8-4566-90ad-237af5bb7550
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA09243500
NE.se ID
olaus-petri
NLA Trove people ID
1525050
NUKAT ID
n2013012092
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/8E0E6602-8E9A-4A71-B35E-E223D33ED384
National Library of Iceland ID
000033404
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001343022
National Library of Latvia ID
000190194
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:zsJ;=CH
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9812396868905606
National Library of Russia ID
77119564, 77119558
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070920656
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
18014
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3950679
Open Library ID
OL1831249A
Orthodox Encyclopedia ID
2580462
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100320533
Parsifal cluster ID
476
RERO ID (legacy)
A013098939
RedBA Granada authority ID
100712
Runeberg author ID
opetri
SBN author ID
IEIV128719
SELIBR ID
196270
Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
53784
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
69832, 95188
Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
OlausPetri
Swedish National Library Arken ID
Petri,-Olaus, petri-olaus
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/44619
Swedish Portrait Archive ID
sj9PGLAlnmUAAAAAAB5BSg, sj9PGLAlnmUAAAAAAB2SCw
Topic's main category
Category:Olaus Petri
Treccani ID
olof-petersson
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
olaus-petri
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
340283
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12385139
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/58781
WikiTree person ID
Petersson-2901
Yale LUX ID
person/1c9b5e3a-05f5-4408-a3a0-a55267d592a0

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
writer, priest, judge, historian, translator, theologian, Bible translator
Described by source 4
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New International Encyclopedia, Dictionary of Swedish National Biography, Swedish Literature Bank
Mb:translator 2
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Country of citizenship 1
Sweden
Educated at 1
Uppsala University
Feast day 1
April 19
Given name 1
Olof
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Swedish
Named after 1
Olaus Petri Church
Notable work 1
Gustav Vasa Bible
Participant in 1
Protestant Reformation
Place of birth 1
Örebro
Place of burial 1
Storkyrkan
Religion or worldview 1
Lutheranism
Sex or gender 1
male
Sibling 1
Laurentius Petri
Siblings 1
Laurentius Petri
Works by author 1
Gustav Vasa Bible
← Adapted by 1
Christum wir sollen loben schon
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Summary

Olaus Petri was born on January 6, 1493[1], in Örebro[2]. He died on April 19, 1552[3], in Storkyrkoförsamlingen[4]. He worked as a translator[5], judge[6], Bible translator[7], historian[8], and writer[9].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Olaus Petri include Olaus Petri Church[32], a church building[33], in Sweden[34].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Olaus Petri include Gustav Vasa Bible[35], a version, edition or translation[36], written by Laurentius Andreae[37]. Entities named for him include Olaus Petri Church[32], a church building[33], in Sweden[34].

FAQs

Where was Olaus Petri born?

Olaus Petri was born in Örebro[2].

Where did Olaus Petri die?

Olaus Petri died in Storkyrkoförsamlingen[4].

Who was Olaus Petri married to?

Olaus Petri's spouses include Kristina[11].

What did Olaus Petri do for work?

Olaus Petri worked as a translator[5], judge[6], Bible translator[7], historian[8], and writer[9].

Where did Olaus Petri go to school?

Olaus Petri was educated at Uppsala University[16].

Related Entities

Sweden Swedish Literature Bank Uppsala University

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Q43486142. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID → olof-petersson
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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → translator, judge, Bible translator +1
    "Removed claim: Occupation: theologian, batch #258355"
  8. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of Swedish National Biography +1
    Occupation → translator, judge, Bible translator +1
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