Pehr Brandell

Pehr Brandell, also known as Per, Petrus, and Petter,

He became an assistant and vice-pastor not long after, first in Högsjö in 1812, then in Nora for Bishop in 1817, Skog in 1831, and Ullånger in 1836. The Svenskt biografiskt lexikon describes him at this stage, stating, "in Brandell, as in the Norrland New Reader movement in general, the Old Reader demand for repentance and sanctification was combined with the certainty, boldness and joy of the Herrnhuter [Moravian] view on salvation."

He suffered from poor health due to dental problems and traveled to Stockholm in 1840 to undergo an operation. While there, he stayed with Scottish Methodist missionary George Scott for several months, giving lectures and preaching at the consecration of the controversial English Church (today Bethlehem Church). The couple had thirteen children: Carin (also spelled Karin, 1816–1905), Simon (1818), Petrus (1819–1919), Anna (1820–1899, married Olof Emmanuel Näslund), Simon (1822–1895), Isac (1824), David (1825), Ulrika (1827), Abraham (1828), Emanuel (1830), Emanuel (1832), Christina (1834), and Maria (1836). Eight survived to adulthood. Sons Petrus (Pehr) and also became priests; Simon has been described as "one of Norrland's most important priests during the 19th century".

Influence Brandell would influence some of the key figures in the Swedish revival movements. He was friends with priest Anders Rosenius (1780–1841), father of Carl Olof Rosenius. He had a great influence on Carl Olof during his breakthrough period and paved the way for his impact on the country's religious development. Brandell is also known for his role in the founding of Laestadianism: he made an impact on Milla Clementsdotter, a Southern Sámi woman who had come to Nora to hear his preaching and assuage her doubts. Clementsdotter would later provide spiritual guidance to a young Lars Levi Laestadius, who had also read about Brandell's revival, leading him to become a revivalist preacher.

Brandell also contributed to the conversion experience of Lars Vilhelm Henschen, known for his fight for religious freedom; Henschen was also friends with son Petrus Brandell, who lived with him for a time.