Andreas Rudman (November 3, 1668 – September 17, 1708) was a pioneer

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minister. He was pastor of

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Background

Anders Rudman was born in

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Province, Sweden, the son of Johan Augustison Rudolph and Magdalena Nilsdotter. He was attended the

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and was ordained into the

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. Rudman supervised the construction of Gloria Dei Church at Wicaco, Pennsylvania beginning in 1698. The church was dedicated in 1700. Rudman was succeeded as pastor at Gloria Dei by Anders Sandel in 1702. Rudman accepted a call to pastor at a Dutch Lutheran congregation in

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and later served two church congregations near

. Rudman died in 1708 and was buried in Gloria Dei.

References

Other sources

*Hotchkin, Rev. S. F. ''Early Clergy of Pennsylvania and Delaware'' (Philadelphia, PA: P. W. Ziegler & Co. 1890)

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1668 births 1708 deaths People from Gävle 17th-century American Lutheran clergy Swedish emigrants to the United States 18th-century American Lutheran clergy 17th-century Swedish Lutheran priests Uppsala University alumni Burials at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church Church of Sweden clergymen in Colonial North America {{US-reli-bio-stub