Jacob Peter Mynster

Jacob Peter Mynster
Bishop of Zealand
Bishop Jacob Peter Mynster.
Portrait by Johan Vilhelm Gertner.
ChurchChurch of Denmark
In office1834–1854
PredecessorPeter Erasmus Müller
SuccessorHans Lassen Martensen
Personal details
Born(1775-11-08)8 November 1775
Died30 January 1854(1854-01-30) (aged 78)
DenominationLutheranism
ParentsChristian Gudzon Peter Mynster
Frederica Christiane Nicoline (née Ring)
SpouseMaria Frederica Franzisca ("Fanny") Münter
ChildrenMarie Elizabeth Paulli
Christian Ludvig Nicolai Mynster
EducationUniversity of Copenhagen
Cand.theol., 1784
Doctor of Theology, 1815

Jacob Peter Mynster (8 November 1775 – 30 January 1854) was a Danish theologian and clergy member of the Church of Denmark. He served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1834 until his death.[1]

Mynster was notably used as an exemplar of conservative religion by Søren Kierkegaard in his book Attack Upon Christendom.

  1. ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik (1887–1905). DANSK BIOGRAFISK LEXIKON (in Danish). Vol. XII volume, Münch–Peirup. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag (F. Hegel & Søn). Retrieved 14 December 2009.

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