Andreas Rudman
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Andreas Rudman(November 3, 1668 – September 17, 1708) was a pioneerSwedish-AmericanLutheranminister. He was pastor ofGloria Dei (Old Swedes') ChurchinPhiladelphia.[1]
Background
[edit]Anders Rudman was born inGävle,GästriklandProvince,Sweden,the son of Johan Augustison Rudolph and Magdalena Nilsdotter. He was attended theUniversity of Uppsalaand was ordained into theChurch of Sweden.Rudman supervised the construction of Gloria Dei Church at Wicaco, Pennsylvania beginning in 1698. The church was dedicated in 1700. Rudman was succeeded as pastor at Gloria Dei by Anders Sandel in 1702. Rudman accepted a call to pastor at a Dutch Lutheran congregation inNew York Cityand later served two church congregations nearPhiladelphia. Rudman died in 1708 and was buried in Gloria Dei.[2] [3][4]
References
[edit]- ^"Rudman, Anders"Archived2009-10-17 at theWayback Machine,Christian Cyclopedia.The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod
- ^Michael Schreiber (27 February 2018)."The country church of Wicaco".philahistory.org.RetrievedOctober 1,2020.
- ^"Reverend Andreas Rudman".Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation.RetrievedOctober 1,2020.
- ^"Wiccaco – in the Beginning".Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation.2 March 2015.RetrievedOctober 1,2020.
Other sources
[edit]- Hotchkin, Rev. S. F.Early Clergy of Pennsylvania and Delaware(Philadelphia, PA: P. W. Ziegler & Co. 1890)
External links
[edit]- Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
- Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church
- St. Gabriel's Church, Douglassville, PA
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- 1668 births
- 1708 deaths
- People from Gävle
- 17th-century American Lutheran clergy
- Swedish emigrants to the United States
- 18th-century American Lutheran clergy
- 17th-century Swedish Lutheran priests
- Uppsala University alumni
- Burials at Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church
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