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Laurentius Carels (1624–1688) was one of the first settlers of Delaware County, Pennsylvania and one of the first Swedish Lutheran clergyman in New Sweden.〔Martin, John Hill. ''Chester (and its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia : WM H. Pile & Sons, 1877. 7. Print.()〕 As was typical among Swedish ministers, he generally used a Latinized version of his name Laurentius Caroli Lockenius. He is listed in historical records under several different names, most commonly as Lars Carlsson Lock.〔Martin, John Hill. ''Chester (and its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia : WM H. Pile & Sons, 1877. 10. Print.()〕〔(''Lock, Lars Carlson'' (Christian Cyclopedia) )〕 ==Biography== Lars Carlsson was born in Sweden during 1624.〔Martin, John Hill. ''Chester (and its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia : WM H. Pile & Sons, 1877. 10. Print.()〕 In September 1647, at the age of 23, Lars Carlsson sailed from Göteborg to New Sweden. He subsequently adopted the surname Lock from his place of origin, Lockerud, near Mariestad, in Skaraborg County, Sweden. In the colony, he replaced the veteran minister, John Campanius. He was based at a church built by Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden on Tinicum Island.〔Jenkins, Howard M. (ed.). ''Pennsylvania Colonial and Federal: A History 1608-1903'' Philadelphia : Pa. Hist. Pub. Assoc, 1903 .176. Print ()〕 At the start of his ministry, he served about 200 members.〔Bente, Friedrich, 1858-1930. (American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism ): Lutheran Swedes in Delaware. Concordia: 1919, p.11.〕 The Swedish colony of New Sweden ended during the summer of 1655. The Swedish settlement was incorporated into Dutch New Netherland on September 15, 1655. the Swedish settlers were allowed to retain a pastor of their confession. Reverend Lars Lock remained, but the other pastors returned to Sweden. His congregation was widely scattered, extending from the Schuylkill River on the north to Christina River on the south. His role as the only minister on the Delaware River did not end until 1677 when the Swedish settlers living northeast of Darby Creek built a new log church at Wicaco (now Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church) and invited (Jacob Fabritius ) to be their pastor. Jacob Fabritius, a native of Grosglogau in Silesia, had arrived in New York in 1669 to serve the Dutch Lutheran churches along the Hudson River.〔''The German Pietists of provincial Pennsylvania: 1694-1708'' (Julius Friedrich Sachse. Cornell University Library. 2009)〕 Lars Carlsson Lock continued to serve in the pulpits of both the Tinicum church and the (Crane Hook church ) until his death at Upland Creek in September 1688 at the reported age of 64.〔Martin, John Hill. ''Chester (and its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania.'' Philadelphia : WM H. Pile & Sons, 1877. 10. Print.()〕〔(''The Stille Family in America, 1641 – 1772'' (Swedish American Genealogist - Vol. 6 No. 4 Dec 1986) )〕 〔(''Clergy Timeline'' (Gloria Dei Old Swedes' Church) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laurentius Carels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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