Mikael Agricola

Mikael Agricola ( ) (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a priest who is often called the "father of written Finnish".Chung Lee Tan, Finland (Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007), p. 90  In addition, Agricola, Aleksis Kivi and Elias Lönnrot are regarded fathers of a national literature in Finnish.Kivi, Aleksis (1834 - 1872) The National Biography of Finland

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.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Agricola, Mikael (1510 - 1557) Finnish Dictionary of National Biography online.
 The Finnish Reformer was a student of Luther – and Finland's educator 

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