Jens Lauritz Arup (20 April 1793 – 9 April 1874) was a Norwegian bishop and politician. He was born at

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, Norway. His father was a sexton and a school teacher. In 1811 Arup was sent to

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to study, but had to end his studies due to lack of funds. After returning to Norway he worked for a while as a teacher, until he could take his theological exam at the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo). In the following years he worked in

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and

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. He was made Bishop of Kristiania in 1846, and remained in the position until 1874. Arup was also involved in politics, and in 1836 he was elected into the Norwegian Parliament (

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) for Drammen constituency, where he was reelected in 1839, 1842 and 1845. He was later appointed temporarily councillor of state ''in interim'' for the Norwegian government in Sweden in the years 1852–53, 1857 and 1861. In 1860, Arup crowned

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king of Norway at Nidarosdomen in

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. He was a proponent of

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for

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dissenters as both a bishop and politician, helping to pass legislation towards this goal in 1845. He was also in favour of greater liberty from the state for the Norwegian church.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arup, Jens Lauritz 1793 births 1874 deaths Politicians from Kristiansand University of Oslo alumni Bishops of Oslo Government ministers of Norway Members of the Storting 1845–1847 Members of the Storting 1842–1844 Members of the Storting 1836–1838