Niels Laache
Priest, Deceased Person
1831 – 1892
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Who was Niels Laache?
Niels Jacob Jensen Laache was a Norwegian revivalist, writer, and bishop.
Laache was born in 1831 in Ullensaker, Norway. He received his theology degree in 1858 and became a priest in 1863. For the next 20 years, he served as pastor, revivalist preacher and local politician in Steinkjer, Eidanger, and Arendal. In 1883, he was appointed as the bishop of Trondhjems stift, a post which he held until his death in 1892. He was also the editor of the Christian magazine For Fattig og Riig. He was decorated Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1885.
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- Born
- Nov 6, 1831
Ullensaker - Spouses
- Religion
- Christianity
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oslo
- Died
- Feb 5, 1892
Trondheim
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on July 23, 2013
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