Aeschillus Petraeus

Æschillus (Eskil) Petræus (born 1593 in Grums, Sweden; died 27 September 1657 in Turku, now in Finland) was Bishop of Turku in 1652–1657.

The Right Reverend

Aeschillus Petraeus
Bishop of Turku
ChurchChurch of Sweden
DioceseTurku
Appointed20 October 1652
In office1652–1657
PredecessorIsaacus Rothovius
SuccessorJohannes Terserus
Orders
Consecration24 October 1652
Personal details
Born1593
Grums, Swedish Empire
Died27 September 1657
Turku, Swedish Empire (Present-day Finland)
NationalitySwedish
DenominationLutheran
ParentsOlavus Eskilli Petræus & Katarina
SpouseN.N. Andersdotter Petraeus
Anna Henriksdotter Kock
Children5

Biography

Petræus was lecturer and Dean of the grammar school in Turku. He was also the first professor of theology at Turku Academy and Rector of the University. Petræus was from the Swedish-speaking part of Sweden, but well versed in the Finnish language. He, among other things, led a Bible Translation Committee and published the first grammar of the Finnish language, Linguae Finnicae brevis institutio in 1649.[1] On 20 October 1652 he was appointed Bishop of Turku and was consecrated on 24 October at the Storkyrkan in Stockholm.

References
  1. Æschillus Petræus, Linguæ finnicæ brevis institutio, exhibens vocum flectiones per casus, gradus & tempora, nec non partium indeclinabilium significationem, dictionumq; constructionem & prosodiam. Ad usum accommodata (Åbo: Wald, 1649), http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fd2015-00009344.


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