Women of the Reformation: From Spain to Scandinavia
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To learn more about how to request items watch this short online video. You can view this on the NLA website. New search User lists Site feedback Ask a librarian Help. He relied on the support of the Petri brothers, who were disciples of Luther, to introduce the Reform movement into Sweden. When the possessions of the Church more than 20 per cent of the wealth of the country were confiscated, Gustave Vasa was able to consolidate his financial position.
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Indeed, the more radical tendency of the evangelical movement in Germany was not at all reassuring for the king — so much so that he dismissed the reformed members of his council. Nevertheless, the situation gradually changed: For this reason, the king felt justified in breaking off relations with the Catholic Church in The Swedish national Church was officially Lutheran and governed according to a system of synods and consistories, but it still retained many Roman Catholic traditions.
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In , his brother duke Charles later proclaimed king in , called a synod in Uppsala where the decision was made to definitively adhere to the Confession of Augsburg. In addition, he went on to conquer many territories in Russia, Denmark and Poland, thus becoming the absolute master of the Baltic regions.
His daughter queen Christina, who succeeded him, followed all the latest developments in learning at that time and even called Descartes to come and visit the Swedish court. The queen was also interested in theology and abdicated from the crown because she wished to convert to Catholicism.
Women of the Reformation from Spain to Scandinavia
In spite of the military brilliance of Charles II , his kingdom was defeated by Peter the Great and all the former territories were lost. The king had to hand over power to Parliament. These tendencies were strongly repressed by the authorities who banned any private religious meeting. The Constitution of proclaimed that the king and members of the government had to belong to the Church of Sweden.
He was crowned in , as Charles XIV, had to accept all the demands of his new country and abjure Catholicism. At the beginning of the XXth century, Sweden became a leading member of the new ecumenical movement. There were many distinguished Lutheran personalities in Sweden, and two stand out particularly: At present, the Church of Sweden has 7. However, there is a great decline in faith and only 2 per cent are considered to be actually practicing Christians.
Surprisingly, 90 per cent of its members have a Church burial.
Women of the Reformation from Spain to Scandinavia by Roland H. Bainton
The Church of Sweden has many diaconal and missionary activities throughout the world. Website of the Swedish Church Svenska kyrkan. Lutheranism took hold in Finland, a possession of the Swedish crown, without any particular opposition, in the middle of the XVI th century.