Haquin Spegel
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Ronneby
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in south-east Sweden
Sweden
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, was a religious author and hymn writer who held several bishop's seats.
Life
In 1675, the King Charles XI of SwedenCharles XI of Sweden
Charles XI also Carl, was King of Sweden from 1660 until his death, in a period in Swedish history known as the Swedish empire ....
appointed him as court chaplain. During the wars in the following years, he followed the King, and became a close confidant of his. He kept a diary during the whole time, which has proven to be valuable as research material.
In 1680 he wed Queen Ulrika Eleonora and the King. He spent the following five years mainly on the island of Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
as a superintendent over the Diocese of Visby. He managed to write the Rudera Gothlandica during this time (published first 1901).
In 1685 he was appointed Bishop of Linköping
Bishop of Linköping
-Before the reformation:* Herbert?* Rikard?* 1139-1160s Gisle* 1170-1171 Stenar* 1187-1195/96 Kol* Johannes* 1216-1220 Karl Magnusson* 1220-1236 Bengt Magnusson* 1236-1258 Lars* 1258-1283 Henrik* 1258-1286 Bo...
in eastern Sweden. In 1693 he was transferred to the seat in Diocese of Skara
Diocese of Skara
The Diocese of Skara is a diocese of the Church of Sweden , with its seat at Skara in Västergötland...
, central Sweden, where he remained until 1711. On the death of the Archbishop of Uppsala
Archbishop of Uppsala
The Archbishop of Uppsala 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.- Historical overview :...
, Spegel was elected his successor, although he only held this position for three years.
During that time he wrote an influential epos called God's work and rest about God's creation as written about in the Bible.
Other notability
It is said that he worked for education of the people, and wanted every peasant in Sweden to be able to read.He was also known as a hymnist and poet.
External links
Reference:Svenskt Litteraturhistoria i Sammandrag (1904)article Spegel, Haqvin In Nordisk familjebokNordisk familjebok
Nordisk familjebok is a Swedish encyclopedia, published between 1876 and 1957.- History :The first edition was published in 20 volumes between 1876 and 1899. The first edition is known as the "Iðunn edition" because of the picture of Iðunn on the cover...
(1917)