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Nathan Söderblom.Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnɑːtan ˈsøːdɛrblʊm]) (15 January 1866 – 12 July 1931) was a Swedish clergyman, Archbishop of Uppsala in the Church of Sweden, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church and in the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on July 12.
Söderblom was born in a village called Trönö, today Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County. His father was a priest and a devoted Christian with a strong personal faith.
He enrolled at Uppsala University in 1883. Although not initially convinced what he wanted to study, he eventually decided to follow in his father's footsteps. On returning from a journey to the U.S., he was ordained priest in 1893.
During the years 1892 and 1893, Söderblom was first vice president and the president of the Uppsala Student Union.
In 1912, he became a professor of Religious studies at Leipzig University. But already in 1914, he was chosen to become Archbishop. During the First World War, he called on all Christian leaders to work for peace and justice.
He believed that church unity had the specific purpose of presenting the gospel to the world and that the messages of Jesus were relevant to social life. His leadership of the Christian "Life and Work" movement in the 1920s has led him to be recognised as one of the principal founders of the ecumenical movement. His was instrumental in chairing the Life and Work Conference in Stolkholm, in 1925. He was a close friend of the English ecumenist George Bell.
After his death in 1931 his body was interred in Uppsala Cathedral.
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Preceded by
Johan August EkmanArchbishop of Uppsala
Primate of Sweden
1914-1931Succeeded by
Erling EidemPreceded by
Waldemar RudinSwedish Academy, Chair No. 16
1921-1932Succeeded by
Tor AndræLaureates of the Nobel Peace Prize (1926–1950) - Aristide Briand / Gustav Stresemann (1926)
- Ferdinand Buisson / Ludwig Quidde (1927)
- Frank B. Kellogg (1929)
- Nathan Söderblom (1930)
- Jane Addams / Nicholas Butler (1931)
- Norman Angell (1933)
- Arthur Henderson (1934)
- Carl von Ossietzky (1935)
- Carlos Saavedra Lamas (1936)
- Robert Cecil (1937)
- Nansen International Office for Refugees (1938)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (1944)
- Cordell Hull (1945)
- Emily Balch / John Mott (1946)
- Friends Service Council / American Friends Service Committee (1947)
- John Boyd Orr (1949)
- Ralph Bunche (1950)
- Complete list
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- (1951–1975)
- (1976–2000)
- (2001–2025)
Archbishops of Uppsala 12th century 
13th century Olov Lambatunga · Valerius · Olov Basatömer · Jarler · Lars · Folke Johansson Ängel · Jakob Israelsson · Johan Odulfsson · Magnus Bosson · Johan · Nils Allesson14th century Nils Kettilsson · Olov Björnsson · Petrus Filipsson · Hemming Nilsson · Petrus Torkilsson · Birger Gregersson · Henrik Karlsson15th–16th century Reformation Post-Reformation 17th century 18th century Erik Benzelius the elder · Haquin Spegel · Mathias Steuchius · Johannes Steuchius · Erik Benzelius the younger · Jakob Benzelius · Henric Benzelius · Samuel Troilius · Magnus Beronius · Carl Fredrik Mennander · Uno von Troil19th century Jakob Axelsson Lindblom · Carl von Rosenstein · Johan Olof Wallin · Carl Fredrik af Wingård · Hans Olov Holmström · Anton Niklas Sundberg20th century Johan August Ekman · Nathan Söderblom · Erling Eidem · Yngve Brilioth · Gunnar Hultgren · Ruben Josefson · Olof Sundby · Bertil Werkström · Gunnar Weman · Karl Gustav Hammar21st century Categories:- 1866 births
- 1931 deaths
- People from Söderhamn Municipality
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- Anglican saints
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