page_title: Mikael Agricola
hierarchical_section_title: Mikael Agricola
caption_attribution_description: English: Vyborg (former Viipuri), Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Monument to Mikael Agricola (created in 1908 by Emil Wikström, restored in 2009). Русский: Выборг, Ленинградская область, Россия. Памятник Микаэлю Агриколе (создан в 1908 Эмилем Викстрёмом, восстановлен в 2009 году).
context_page_description: Mikael Agricola was a priest who is often called the "father of written Finnish". In addition, Agricola, Aleksis Kivi and Elias Lönnrot are regarded fathers of a national literature in Finnish.
  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.
context_section_description: Mikael Agricola ([ˈmikɑel ˈɑɡrikolɑ]  pronunciation (info • help)) (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a priest who is often called the "father of written Finnish". In addition, Agricola, Aleksis Kivi and Elias Lönnrot are regarded fathers of a national literature in Finnish.
  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.
caption: Monument to Agricola in Vyborg
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