Mikael Agricola
Mikael Agricola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑel ˈɑɡrikolɑ] 
pronunciation (info • help)) (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a priest who is often called the "father of written Finnish".[1] In addition, Agricola, Aleksis Kivi and Elias Lönnrot are regarded fathers of a national literature in Finnish.[2]
Mikael Agricola | |
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 Mikael Agricola | |
| Born | c. 1510 Torsby, Pernå, Uusimaa (Nyland), Finland |
| Died | 9 April 1557 Kyrönniemi |
| Resting place | Viipuri |
| Occupation | priest, bishop, diplomat |
In his time, Finland was part of Sweden, a Catholic country. He learned the ideas of the Reformation, and thought everyone should be able to read the Bible. To help people in Finland to learn to read, Agricola published a ABC book and a prayer book in Finnish around year 1544. He also translated large sections of the Bible into Finnish.[3]
Mikael Agricola Media
First page of Abckiria
Cover of Se Wsi Testamenti, or the New Testament
A letter written in Swedish by Mikael Agricola to Nils Bielke
References
- ↑ Chung Lee Tan, Finland (Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007), p. 90
- ↑ Kivi, Aleksis (1834 - 1872) The National Biography of Finland
- ↑ Dan Graves. "Michael Agricola, Father of Finnish Literature". Christianity.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
Other websites
- Agricola, Mikael (1510 - 1557) Finnish Dictionary of National Biography online.
- The Finnish Reformer was a student of Luther – and Finland's educator Archived 2015-12-04 at the Wayback Machine