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Frederik Nannestad

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Frederik Nannestad
Personal details
Born(1693-10-21)21 October 1693
Died11 August 1774(1774-08-11) (aged 80)
Christiania, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
DenominationChristian
ParentsChristopher Jensen
Karen Tønnesdatter Unrov
SpouseMartha Elisabeth Jensdatter Wissing (1732)
OccupationPriest
EducationMagister in theology (1718)
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Frederik Nannestad (21 October 1693–11 August 1774) was a Norwegian theologian and bishop.

Painting of Bishop Nannestad

Frederik Nannestad was born in Eidsberg, Norway, the son of pastor Christopher Jensen and his third wife, Karen Tønnesdatter Unrov. In 1732 he became the Dean in Aarhus, where he also was married to Martha Elizabeth Jensdatter Wissing on 6 August 1732. In 1742 he received his Doctorate of theology.

On 11 May 1748, he was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros. In 1758, after 10 years of work there, was he named the bishop of the Diocese of Oslo. He retired and left office on 1 October 1773 and died less than a year later.[1][2]

Selected works

  • Dissertatio theologica de Mariolatria Pontificiorum horrenda, ex occasione monumenti cujusdam Edsbergensis in Norvegia (Copenhagen 1742)
  • Hilaria Aarhusiensia ipso die unctionis Regiæ Friderici (Copenhagen 1748)
  • Tronhiems Æres-Portes Beskrivelse, saadan som den mod Hs. kgl. Majestæts forventede Nærværelse (Trondheim 1749?)
  • En christelig Prædiken over Psalm. LXXXIX, v. 1–6 (1749?)
  • Afskeds-Skrivelse til Tronhjem, afsendt fra Christiania (1759)

References

  1. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Frederik Nannestad – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  2. ^ Thrap, D. "Dansk biografisk Lexikon XII. Bind. Münch - Peirup" (in Danish). pp. 126–127. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
Preceded by Bishop of Nidaros
1748–1758
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Christiania
1758–1773
Succeeded by