Ole Irgens (bishop)
Ole Irgens (* 22. January 1724 in Surnadal ; † 15. October 1803 in Bergen ) was a Norwegian priest and bishop .
Life
Ole Irgens was the son of Vicar Johannes Irgens from the old Irgens family . After a short period of study, he began to work as a chaplain under his father . In 1756 he left him to become a ship preacher in Morocco . But after various problems he returned to Norway in 1760 to become vicar of Fåberg . In 1773 he became vicar of the Trondheim Nidaros Cathedral and provost in the diocese of Nidaros . From 1773 to 1780 Irgens was vice-president of the Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskab . In 1779 he was elected bishop of Bjørgvin (Bergen) diocese . Despite his blindness, he held this office for the last five years of his life until his death in 1803.
Irgens was married to Christiane Bang, a daughter of the bishop of Nidaros Marcus Fredrik Bang , from 1761 .
literature
- D. Thrap: Ole Irgens . In: Carl Frederik Bricka (Ed.): Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Tillige omfattende Norge for Tidsrummet 1537-1814. 1st edition. tape 8 : Holst – Juul . Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag, Copenhagen 1894, p. 314 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irgens, Ole |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian Lutheran Bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1724 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Surnadal |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1803 |
| Place of death | Mountains |