Frederik Arentz
Frederik Arentz | |
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Church | Church of Norway |
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Born | 5 June 1702 |
Died | 22 November 1779 |
Frederik Arentz (5 June 1702 in Stadsbygd, Trøndelag – 22 November 1779 in Bergen) was the Lutheran bishop of Bjørgvin from 1762 to 1774.
Biography[]
Arentz attended the Trondheim Cathedral School and graduated in theology at the University of Copenhagen in 1719. Then he studied in Halle under professor August Hermann Francke and worked as a private teacher until 1727. In 1729, he was appointed as pastor () in Askvoll, in the Diocese of Bergen, until he became a pastor in Nykirken i Bergen in 1760. In 1762, he became bishop of Bjørgvin.
Arentz was the husband of Ludvig Holberg's niece Cathrine Fredrikke Holberg. They had several children, including:
- (1731–1793), lawyer and in Sunnfjord
- (1736–1825), theologian and rector of the Bergen Cathedral School.
Works[]
- Catechismi Forklaring. Bergen. 1736.
- Melk for Børn : det er: Kort Udlæggelse over de fem Parter i Luthers Catechismus : hvorudi vor Saligheds Orden paa det eenfoldigste og tydeligste er forestillet. Bergen. 1738.
- Passions-Prædiken paa første Mandag i Fasten 1767 holden i Bergens Dom-Kirke. Bergen. 1767.
Sources[]
- Nogle Vidnesbyrd om Høyædle og Høyærværdige Hr. Friderich Arentz, Fordum Høystfortient Biskop over Bergens Stift, som et Æres Monument paa hans Grav (in Norwegian). Bergen. 1779.
- "Uddrag af Biskop Friedrik Arentz's Visitasberetninger 1764-1770". Theologisk Tidsskrift for den evangelisk-lutherske Kirke i Norge (in Norwegian). I. Ny Række, B. 5-6. pp. 136–155.CS1 maint: location (link)
- Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887–1905). "Arentz, Frederik". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). p. 325. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- "Frederik Arentz". NRKs Fylkesleksikon (in Norwegian Bokmål). NRK. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
Categories:
- 1702 births
- 1779 deaths
- People from Trøndelag
- People from Trondheim
- People from Askvoll
- People educated at the Trondheim Cathedral School
- University of Copenhagen alumni
- Bishops of Bjørgvin
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