Erling Eidem | |
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| Archbishop of Uppsala Primate of Sweden | |
.jpg) Eidem in 1945 | |
| Church | Church of Sweden |
| Archdiocese | Uppsala |
| Elected | 1931 |
| In office | 1931–1950 |
| Predecessor | Nathan Söderblom |
| Successor | Yngve Brilioth |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 8 January 1914 |
| Consecration | 22 May 1932 by Olof Bergqvist |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1880-04-23)23 April 1880 |
| Died | 14 April 1972(1972-04-14) (aged 91) |
| Buried | Uppsala old cemetery |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Spouse | Elisabeth Eklund |
| Motto | Quasi morientes et ecce uiuimus |
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Erling Eidem (23 April 1880 – 14 April 1972) was aSwedish theologian who served asarchbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950.[1]
Eidem was son of Anders Magnus Andersson, a merchant in Gothenburg, and his spouse Pauline Eidem, whose maiden name he took. He received hisfilosofie kandidat degree from theUniversity College of Gothenburg in 1903, his theology degree fromLund University in 1907, becamelicentiate there in 1912 and completed his doctorate of theology in 1918. He wasdocent ofNew Testamentexegesis in Lund 1913-1924, and was assistant atUppsala University 1918-1919. He was vicar ofGårdstånga parish 1924-1928 and professor of Biblical studies in Uppsala 1926-1928, and in Lund from 1928 until 1931, when he was elected archbishop of Uppsala. He married Elisabeth Eklund, a daughter of the theologianPehr Eklund,dean of the cathedral of Lund and professor of church history at the university.
During the 1930s, Eidem expressed nationalist views, but kept a clear distance from the GermanNazi regime and warned theLutheran church in Germany for the prevalentantisemitism. After the war years, Eidem was one of the churchmen who donated money to thehigh church St. Ansgar Foundation in Uppsala.
Following the murder ofKaj Munk on 4 January 1944 the Danish resistance newspaperDe frie Danske brought condemning reactions from influential Scandinavians, including Eidem.[2]
Eidem was the last archbishop to beex officioPro-Chancellor of Uppsala University.
Med oprørt Sind og Smerte har vi modtaget Budskabet om den uhyggelige Blodsdaad ved Silkeborg. Kaj Munk var indenfor vide Kredse i vort Land beundret som en benaadet Forkynder og en skabende Kunstner
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