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Mikael Agricola
Mikael Agricola
	Mikael Agricola
Born	c. 1510; Torsby, Pernå, Uusimaa (Nyland), Finland
Died	9 April 1557; Kyrönniemi
Resting place	Viipuri
Occupation	priest, bishop, diplomat

Mikael Agricola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑel ˈɑɡrikolɑ] pronunciation (help·info)) (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a priest who is often called the "father of written Finnish".^[1] In addition, Agricola, Aleksis Kivi and Elias Lönnrot are regarded fathers of a national literature in Finnish.^[2]

In his time, Finland was part of Sweden, a Catholic country. He learned the ideas of the Reformation, and thought everyone should be able to read the Bible. To help people in Finland to learn to read, Agricola published a ABC book and a prayer book in Finnish around year 1544. He also translated large sections of the Bible into Finnish.^[3]

References

↑ Chung Lee Tan, Finland (Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007), p. 90
↑ Kivi, Aleksis (1834 - 1872) The National Biography of Finland
↑ Dan Graves. "Michael Agricola, Father of Finnish Literature". Christianity.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

Other websites

Agricola, Mikael (1510 - 1557) Finnish Dictionary of National Biography online.
The Finnish Reformer was a student of Luther – and Finland's educator Archived 2015-12-04 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Chung Lee Tan, Finland (Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007), p. 90

[2] Kivi, Aleksis (1834 - 1872) The National Biography of Finland

[3] Dan Graves. "Michael Agricola, Father of Finnish Literature". Christianity.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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