Erik Gabriel Melartin (11 January 1780 – 8 July 1847) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland from 1833 till 1847.
The Most Reverend Erik Gabriel Melartin | |
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| Archbishop of Turku and Finland | |
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| Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
| Archdiocese | Turku |
| In office | 1833–1847 |
| Predecessor | Jakob Tengström |
| Successor | Edvard Bergenheim |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1833 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1780 |
| Died | 8 July 1847 (aged 67) Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Present-day Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Denomination | Lutheran |
| Parents | Erik Melartin & Vendela Lyra |
| Spouse | Natalia Sophia von Sattler |
| Children | 7 |
Biography
editMelartin was born in Kärkölä, and studied at the Porvoo and Turku Academy. He was a lecturer at the Vyborg High School between 1805 and 1810 and the leader of the Old Finnish School between 1810 and 1814. In 1812 he received the post of professor of theology at the Imperial Academy of Turku and from 1828 he was a professor of dogmatics. In 1833 he was elected Archbishop of Turku. He died in Turku, aged 67.
Melartin was a member of two school committees operating in the 1810s and 1830s. As a member of the Committee, he proposed, inter alia, the separation of the Church and the School, but the proposal was not implemented. Melartin was also a member of a committee that prepared the 1843 school system. Melartin was also one of the founders of the Finnish Literature Track and was its first superior between 1831 and 1833.
External links
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Media related to Erik Gabriel Melartin at Wikimedia Commons- Archbishops of Turku:Erik Gabriel Melartin[permanent dead link] (in Finnish)
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