Hans Nielsen Hauge | |
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Born | Rolvsøy, Tune, Norway | 3 April 1771
Died | 29 March 1824 Christiania, Norway | (aged 52)
Venerated in | Lutheran Church |
Feast | Lutheran Church:
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Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author. He led a noted Pietism revival known as the Haugean movement. Hauge is also considered to have been influential in the early industrialization of Norway.[2][3]
Evangelical Lutheran Worship offers a list of "Lesser Festivals and Commemorations," starting at page 15. ... Hans Nielsen Hauge (March 29). A lay minister who gave new life to the Lutheran Church and to Norwegian society.