Johannes Canuti Lenaeus

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The Most Reverend
Johannes Canuti Lenaeus
Archbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
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Church Church of Sweden
Archdiocese Uppsala
Appointed 1647
In office 1647-1669
Predecessor Laurentius Paulinus Gothus
Successor Lars Stigzelius
Orders
Consecration 14 March 1647
by Jonas Magni Wexionensis
Rank Metropolitan Archbishop
Personal details
Born (1573-11-29)November 29, 1573
Lena, Uppland, Sweden
Died Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist.
Uppsala, Sweden
Nationality Swede
Parents Canutus Petri Gestricius
Margareta Persdotter
Spouse Catharina Kenicia
Alma mater Uppsala University

Johannes Canuti Lenaeus (November 29, 1573 – April 23, 1669) was a professor at Uppsala University and Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden from 1657 to his death.

After several years of studies, mainly in Germany at universities in Rostock[1] and Wittenberg, he was appointed professor of logic in Uppsala in 1604. After more studies in Germany, he was also appointed professor in Greek and Hebrew.

After being ordained priest, he was in 1613 also appointed professor of theology.

He text he wrote, Logica peripatetica (1633) gave a revival to the philosophy of peripatetics (Aristotelian philosophy) and was for a time used as a study book.

His father-in-law was former Archbishop Petrus Kenicius, and Johannes was seen as a natural successor.

References

  1. See entry of Johannes Canuti Lenaeus in the Rostock Matrikelportal