Nathan Söderblom

Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (15 January 1866 – 12 July 1931) was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on July 12.

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Söderblom was born in a village called Trönö, today Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County. His father was a priest and a devoted Christian with a strong personal faith.

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He enrolled at Uppsala 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 U.S., he was ordained priest in 1893.

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During the years 1892 and 1893, Söderblom was first vice president and the president of the Uppsala Student Union.

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In 1912, he became a professor of Religious studies at Leipzig University. But already in 1914, he was chosen to become Archbishop. During the First World War, he called on all Christian leaders to work for peace and justice.

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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 the ecumenical movement. His was instrumental in chairing the Life and Work Conference in Stolkholm, in 1925. He was a close friend of the English ecumenist George Bell.

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After his death in 1931 his body was interred in Uppsala Cathedral.

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Swedish: The term Swedish can refer to:...

Archbishop of Uppsala: The Archbishop of Uppsala (spelled Upsala until early 20th century) has been the primate in Sweden in an unbroken succession since 1164, first during the Catholic era, and from the 1530s and onward under the Lutheran church....

Church of Sweden: The Church of Sweden, or Svenska kyrkan, is the national church of Sweden. Until 2000 it also had a position as state church. 79.6 % of Swedes belong to this church (2003 statistics)....

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