Olaus Petri born 1493 in Örebro and the son of a local blacksmith, Olaus Petri learned to read and write at the local Carmelite monastery. He then went to the capital and studied at the University of Uppsala, where he read theology and German. Later, he attended the University of Leipzig until 1516, and finally finished his education and received a Master's degree at the University of Wittenberg in February 1518.
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Olaus Petri
Why is there a lily on the gravestone under the pulpit in Stockholm Cathedral? Chaplain Kristina Ljunggren tells the story about our reformer Olaus Petri and the mysterious lily.