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Toivo Harjunpää

1910 – 1995

Finnish theologian

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Lived 1910 – 1995 (aged 85). Toivo Harjunpää was a Finnish theologian.

Kalle Toivo Immanuel Harjunpää (; 2 June 1910 – 21 September 1995) was a Finnish and American Lutheran priest and professor.

Background Harjunpää was born in Rauma, Finland. Harjunpää was ordained to the priesthood 18 February 1936 in Turku Cathedral. His background was in the Finnish Evangelical Revivalist Movement, originating from the activity of neo-Lutheran priest Fredrik Gabriel Hedberg. As a young priest while learning the New Testament, he was convinced of the importance of Christian ecumenism which was unpopular at that time in Finland. Soon after that Yngve Brilioth's book Eucharistic Faith and Practise. Evangelical and Catholic and Hans Liezmann's Messe und Herrenmal gave him more direction towards the Ecumenical Movement and Liturgical Movement.

Career After short curacy in Vehmaa and a job in the student union of his revivalist movement, Harjunpää became pastor of Finnish Seamen's Mission in London from 1938 to 1945, He was member of many Lutheran commissions on Hymnology and liturgy. He was also member of Societas Sanctae Birgittae.

Harjunpää died at his home in Berkeley, California in 1995.

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Finnish theologian

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Toivo Harjunpää was born on 2 June 1910.

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Toivo Harjunpää died on 21 September 1995.

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Toivo Harjunpää was a theologian.

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Toivo Harjunpää was Finnish.

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· Wikipedia: Toivo Harjunpää

· Wikidata: Q7813397

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