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110 A History of Sweden
secular uses. Hence, the only way out was to break
down the power of the pope and the Catholic Church;
for was it right that those who were to be the minis-
ters of Christ should hold immense stores of super-
fluous wealth gathered from the country while
the country itself was on the verge of economic ruin?
Services of Olavm
Petri. Among the
young men who gath-
ered around Luther at
Wittenberg there was
a young student from
Sweden named Olavus
Petri, the son of a
blacksmith of Qrebro.
He learned and ac-
cepted the doctrines
and imbibed the spirit
of Martin Luther, and
upon his return to
Sweden he proclaimed
these doctrines with
warmth and boldness
as teacher and preach-
Gustavus Vasa-
er at Strengnas. Among1
his hearers was the able and
gifted Laurentius Andrese, archdeacon of Strengnas,
and now, after the death of the bishop, head of the
diocese. Through him the king was made more fully
acquainted with the doctrines of the Reformation.
While attending the Riksdag in Strengnas, Gustavus
heard Olavus Petri, and he was well pleased with
his plain and earnest preaching. With his clear, un-
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