The Most Reverend Erik Gabriel Melartin | |
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Archbishop of Turku and Finland | |
Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland |
Archdiocese | Turku |
In office | 1833–1847 |
Predecessor | Jakob Tengström |
Successor | Edvard Bergenheim |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1833 |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 8 July 1847 Turku, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire Present-day Finland | (aged 67)
Nationality | Finnish |
Denomination | Lutheran |
Parents | Erik Melartin & Vendela Lyra |
Spouse | Natalia Sophia von Sattler |
Children | 7 |
Erik Gabriel Melartin (11 January 1780 – 8 July 1847) was the Archbishop of Turku, and the spiritual head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland from 1833 till 1847.