Jacob Peter Mynster | |
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Bishop of Zealand | |
Church | Church of Denmark |
In office | 1834–1854 |
Predecessor | Peter Erasmus Müller |
Successor | Hans Lassen Martensen |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 30 January 1854 | (aged 78)
Denomination | Lutheranism |
Parents | Christian Gudzon Peter Mynster Frederica Christiane Nicoline (née Ring) |
Spouse | Maria Frederica Franzisca ("Fanny") Münter |
Children | Marie Elizabeth Paulli Christian Ludvig Nicolai Mynster |
Education | University of Copenhagen Cand.theol., 1784 Doctor of Theology, 1815 |
Jacob Peter Mynster (8 November 1775 – 30 January 1854) was a Danish theologian and clergy member of the Church of Denmark. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1834 until his death.[1]
Mynster was notably used as an exemplar of conservative religion by Søren Kierkegaard in his book Attack Upon Christendom.