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hallgrímur pétursson october 27 , 1674 ferstikla , iceland gröf , iceland 1614 hallgrimurpetursson.jpg hallgrímur pétursson
 hallgrímur pétursson
hallgrímur pétursson

hallgrímur pétursson -lrb- 1614 -- october 27 , 1674 -rrb- was one of iceland 's most famous poets and a minister at hvalneskirkja and saurbær in hvalfjörður .
the hallgrímskirkja in reykjavík and the hallgrímskirkja in saurbær are named after him .
he was one of the most influential pastors during the age of orthodoxy -lrb- 1580 -- 1713 -rrb- .
because of his contributions to lutheran hymnody , he is sometimes called the icelandic paul gerhardt .
