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'''Lars Paul Esbjörn''' (October 16, 1808- July 2, 1870) was an American [[Lutheran]] clergyman, academic and church leader. Esbjörn was the first Swedish Lutheran minister to come to [[North America]]. Esbjörn was born in [[Delsbo]] and schooled in [[Hudiksvall]], both in [[Hälsingland]] [[Sweden]]. He was educated in [[Gävle]] and studied theology at [[Uppsala University]]. He was ordained at [[Uppsala Cathedral]], became assistant pastor at Östervåla, [[Heby Municipality ]] in [[Uppsala County]] then pastor in the Swedish factory town of Oslättfors. <ref> [http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=E&word=ESBJORN.LARSPAUL Christian Cyclopedia. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod]</ref> |
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'''Lars Paul Esbjörn''' ([[October 16]], [[1808]]-1870) was a [[Sweden|Swedish]] [[Lutheran]] clergyman and academic. |
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Esbjörn and a group of 146 Swedish immigrants sailed from Gävle to New York in 1849. Only Pastor Esbjörn and handful of his faithful followers arrived in Andover, Illinois. Together they built Jenny Lind Chapel, which became the "mother church" of the Swedish Lutheran community. The church was built with funding provided mainly by [[Jenny Lind]], while she was at that time on a concert tour in the eastern United States.<ref>*[http://helios.augustana.edu/~ew/des/illustrated-articles/su33.html ''Jenny Lind Chapel, ''The Lutheran Journal'' Vol. 60, No. 3, 1991 and Vol. 61, No. 1, 1992”]</ref> |
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He was born in [[Delsbo]], [[Sweden]], in 1808. He was the first Swedish Lutheran minister to come to [[North America]]. He organized the independent [[Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church|Augustana Synod]] of the Lutheran church in [[Jefferson Prairie Settlement]], [[Wisconsin]] in 1860. He died in 1870. |
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Esbjörn would be Andover’s pastor from 1850 to 1856. Esbjörn followed some of the immigrants to Moline, Illinois during 1850 were he organized First Lutheran Church. Esbjörn divided his time between Andover and Moline. Esbjörn organized the independent [[Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church|Augustana Synod]] of the Lutheran church in the [[Jefferson Prairie Settlement]] in 1860. He was also fundamental in the beginnings of [[Augustana College]] in Chicago. The college and seminary moved to [[Paxton, Illinois]] in 1863, and finally to [[Rock Island]], [[Illinois]] in 1875. <ref>[http://www.augustanaheritage.org/historic_churches.html“Augustana Heritage Association - History"]</ref> |
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Esbjörn was a Professor of [[Theology]] at [[University of Illinois at Springfield]] from 1858 to 1860. Esbjörn returned to Sweden where he died on July 2, 1870 and was buried in the cemetery of the Lutheran Church in Ostervåla. On June 13, 1948, after remodeling, Jenny Lind Chapel was dedicated as a shrine of the [[Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church]]. In 1975, Jenny Lind Chapel was declared to be a [[national historic site]]. <ref>[http://www.augustana-lutheran.org/jenny_lind_chapel.htm “Augustana Lutheran Church. Andover, Illinois"]</ref> |
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==Additional Resources== |
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*Blanck, Dag ''The Creation of an Ethnic Identity: Being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod, 1860-1917'' (Southern Illinois University Press. 2006) |
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*Granquist, Mark and Erling, Maria ''The Augustana Story: Shaping Lutheran Identity in North America'' (Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Minneapolis, MN. 2008) |
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*Gross, Ernie. ''This Day In Religion.'' New York: Neal-Shuman Publishers, Inc, 1990. ISBN 1-55570-045-4. |
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*[http://www.augustanaheritage.org/ ''History of the Augustana Lutheran Church''. Augustana Heritage Association] |
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*[http://www.augustanaheritage.org/historic_churches.pdf ''Historic Churches of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church''. Written and compiled by Bruce D. Johnston] |
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*[http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=E&word=ESBJORN.LARSPAUL ''Lars Paul Esbjörn''. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod] |
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*[http://www.galesburg.com/news/x765552861/ “Galva, Bishop Hill honored in Sweden” ''Galesburg Register-Mail''. Jun 04, 2008] |
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Revision as of 19:28, 22 February 2009
Lars Paul Esbjörn (October 16, 1808- July 2, 1870) was an American Lutheran clergyman, academic and church leader. Esbjörn was the first Swedish Lutheran minister to come to North America. Esbjörn was born in Delsbo and schooled in Hudiksvall, both in Hälsingland Sweden. He was educated in Gävle and studied theology at Uppsala University. He was ordained at Uppsala Cathedral, became assistant pastor at Östervåla, Heby Municipality in Uppsala County then pastor in the Swedish factory town of Oslättfors. [1]
Esbjörn and a group of 146 Swedish immigrants sailed from Gävle to New York in 1849. Only Pastor Esbjörn and handful of his faithful followers arrived in Andover, Illinois. Together they built Jenny Lind Chapel, which became the "mother church" of the Swedish Lutheran community. The church was built with funding provided mainly by Jenny Lind, while she was at that time on a concert tour in the eastern United States.[2]
Esbjörn would be Andover’s pastor from 1850 to 1856. Esbjörn followed some of the immigrants to Moline, Illinois during 1850 were he organized First Lutheran Church. Esbjörn divided his time between Andover and Moline. Esbjörn organized the independent Augustana Synod of the Lutheran church in the Jefferson Prairie Settlement in 1860. He was also fundamental in the beginnings of Augustana College in Chicago. The college and seminary moved to Paxton, Illinois in 1863, and finally to Rock Island, Illinois in 1875. [3]
Esbjörn was a Professor of Theology at University of Illinois at Springfield from 1858 to 1860. Esbjörn returned to Sweden where he died on July 2, 1870 and was buried in the cemetery of the Lutheran Church in Ostervåla. On June 13, 1948, after remodeling, Jenny Lind Chapel was dedicated as a shrine of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church. In 1975, Jenny Lind Chapel was declared to be a national historic site. [4]
Additional Resources
- Blanck, Dag The Creation of an Ethnic Identity: Being Swedish American in the Augustana Synod, 1860-1917 (Southern Illinois University Press. 2006)
- Granquist, Mark and Erling, Maria The Augustana Story: Shaping Lutheran Identity in North America (Augsburg Fortress Publishers. Minneapolis, MN. 2008)
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