The Most Reverend Nathan Söderblom | |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
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| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Diocese | Uppsala |
| Elected | 20 May 1914 |
| In office | 1914–1931 |
| Predecessor | Johan August Ekman |
| Successor | Erling Eidem |
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| Ordination | 1893 (priest) |
| Consecration | 8 November 1914 by Gottfrid Billing |
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| Born | Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (1866-01-15)15 January 1866 |
| Died | 12 July 1931(1931-07-12) (aged 65) Uppsala, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Denomination | Church of Sweden |
| Parents | Jonas Söderblom and Nikolina Sophie Blûme |
| Spouse | Anna Söderblom (born as Forsell) (1870–1955) |
| Children | 12 |
| Alma mater | Uppsala University |
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Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (Swedish pronunciation:[ˈnɑ̌ːtanˈsø̌ːdɛrblʊm]; 15 January 1866 – 12 July 1931) was aSwedish bishop. He was theChurch of SwedenArchbishop of Uppsala from 1914 to 1931,[1] and recipient of the 1930Nobel Peace Prize. He is commemorated in theCalendar of Saints of theLutheran Church on 12 July.[2]
Söderblom was born in the village of Trönö inSöderhamn Municipality,Gävleborg County. His father was a parish priest. He enrolled atUppsala University in 1883. Although not initially convinced what he wanted to study, he eventually decided to follow in his father's footsteps. On returning from a journey to the United States, he was ordained as a priest in 1893. During the years 1892 and 1893, he was first vice president and then president of theUppsala Student Union.[2]
From 1894 to 1901, he had a ministry position at the Swedish Embassy inParis, where his congregation included bothAlfred Nobel (1833–1896) andAugust Strindberg (1849–1912). In 1897, he officiated at the memorial service for Nobel. From 1901 to 1914, Söderblom held a chair in the School of Theology at Uppsala University and from 1912 to 1914 was also a professor ofreligious studies atLeipzig University. In 1914, he was elected asArchbishop of Uppsala, the head of theLutheran church in Sweden. During theFirst World War, he called on all Christian leaders to work for peace and justice while working to alleviate the conditions of prisoners of war and refugees.[3]
He believed that church unity had the specific purpose of presenting the gospel to the world and that the messages of Jesus were relevant to social life. His leadership of the Christian "Life and Work" movement in the 1920s has led him to be recognised as one of the principal founders of theecumenical movement. He had begun the movement toward intercommunion between theChurch of Sweden and theChurch of England and was a close associate of the English ecumenistGeorge Bell (1883–1958), Dean of Canterbury, Bishop of Chichester. He was instrumental in chairing theWorld Conference of Life and Work in Stockholm, in 1925. In 1930 he was awarded theNobel Peace Prize.[2][4]
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| Preceded by | Swedish Academy, SeatNo. 16 1921–1932 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Laureate of theNobel Peace Prize 1930 | Succeeded by |
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