Frederik Nannestad

Right Reverend
Frederik Nannestad
Bishop
Portrait of Bishop Nannestad
Church Church of Norway
Diocese Trondhjem
Personal details
Born (1693-10-21)21 October 1693
Eidsberg, Norway
Died 11 August 1774(1774-08-11) (aged 80)
Christiania, Norway
Nationality Norwegian
Denomination Christian
Parents Christopher Jensen
Karen Tønnesdatter Unrov
Spouse Martha Elisabeth Jensdatter Wissing (1732)
Occupation Priest and Bishop
Education Magister in theology (1718)
Alma mater University of Copenhagen

Frederik Nannestad (21 October 1693–11 August 1774) was a Norwegian theologian, author and bishop.[1]

Biography

Frederik Nannestad was born at Eidsberg in Østfold, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Jenssen Nannestad (1633-1707) and his third wife, Karen Tønnesdatter Unrow (1652-1716). He father had been a parish priest in the Church of Norway.

Nannestad took his master's degree at the University of Copenhagen in 1718. Initially he remained in the academic environment. In 1732 he became the Dean in Aarhus. On 6 August 1732, he was married to Martha Elizabeth Jensdatter Wissing (1712-1734). She would die two years later and he would remain a widower for the remainder of his life.

In 1742 he received his Doctorate of theology.

On 11 May 1748, he was appointed the bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros. In 1758, after 10 years of work there, was he named the bishop of the Diocese of Oslo following the death of Bishop Niels Dorph. Nannestad remained a conservative orthodox theologian throughout his career. He had a reputation for learning and proper administration. He retired and left office on 1 October 1773 and died less than a year later. [2] [3]

Selected works

  • Dissertatio theologica de Mariolatria Pontificiorum horrenda, ex occasione monumenti cujusdam Edsbergensis in Norvegia (Copenhagen 1742)
  • Hilaria Aarhusiensia ipso die unctionis Regiæ Friderici (Copenhagen 1748)
  • Tronhiems Æres-Portes Beskrivelse, saadan som den mod Hs. kgl. Majestæts forventede Nærværelse (Trondheim 1749?)
  • En christelig Prædiken over Psalm. LXXXIX, v. 1–6 (1749?)
  • Afskeds-Skrivelse til Tronhjem, afsendt fra Christiania (1759)

References

  1. ↑ Hallgeir Elstad. "Frederik Nannestad". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ Trygve Lysaker. "Frederik Nannestad, geistlig" (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  3. ↑ Thrap, D. "Dansk biografisk Lexikon XII. Bind. Münch - Peirup" (in Danish). pp. 126–127. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
Religious titles
Preceded by
Ludvig Harboe		 Bishop of Trondhjem
1748–1758		 Succeeded by
Johan Ernst Gunnerus
Preceded by
Niels Dorph		 Bishop of Christiania
1758–1773		 Succeeded by
Christian Schmidt


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