Frederik Nannestad (21 October 1693 – 11 August 1774) was a Norwegian

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, author, and

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Biography

Frederik Nannestad was born at

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. 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

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. Nannestad received his master's degree from the

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in 1718. Initially he remained in the academic environment. In 1732 he became the

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. On 6 August 1732, he married Martha Elizabeth Jensdatter Wissing (1712–1734). She died two years later and he remained a widower for the rest of his life. In 1742 he received his

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. On 11 May 1748, he was appointed the bishop of the

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. In 1758, after 10 years of work there, was he named the bishop of the

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following the death of Bishop

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. 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.

Selected works

*''Dissertatio theologica de Mariolatria Pontificiorum horrenda, ex occasione monumenti cujusdam Edsbergensis in Norvegia'' (

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1742) *''Hilaria Aarhusiensia ipso die unctionis Regiæ Friderici'' (Copenhagen 1748) *''Tronhiems Æres-Portes Beskrivelse, saadan som den mod Hs. kgl. Majestæts forventede Nærværelse'' (

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

1749?) *''En christelig Prædiken over Psalm. LXXXIX, v. 1–6'' (1749?) *''Afskeds-Skrivelse til Tronhjem, afsendt fra Christiania'' (1759)

References

1693 births 1774 deaths Bishops of Nidaros Bishops of Oslo 18th-century Norwegian Lutheran bishops 18th-century Norwegian clergy {{Norway-Lutheran-bishop-stub