Peter Hognestad was a Norwegian theologist, writer, translator, and Lutheran

Lutheranism

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 bishop, born as a farmer's son in Time

Time, Norway

Time is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The administrative centre of Time is the town of Bryne.-Name:...

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Hognestad served as bishop of the Diocese of Bjørgvin

Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bjørgvin Diocese is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers churches located in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The cathedral city is Bergen. Bergen Cathedral, formerly the Church of Saint Olaf, serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop...

 from 1916. He translated biblical texts into Nynorsk

Nynorsk

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, and was chief editor of the Nynorsk translation of the Bible

Bible

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from 1921. He was co-editor of the psalm book Nynorsk salmebok together with Bernt Støylen

Bernt Støylen

Bernt Støylen was a Norwegian psalmist and Lutheran bishop, born in Sande. He was the father of Kaare Støylen.Støylen served as bishop of the Diocese of Agder from 1914 to 1930. He published a series of readers for primary school, Lesebok for folkeskulen, from 1908 to 1911...

 and Anders Hovden

Anders Hovden

Anders Hovden was a Norwegian hymnwriter, priest, author and popular speaker.-Education and career:...

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