Nicolas Steno
Nicolas Steno
Portrait of Steno as bishop (1868)
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a Danish scientist, a pioneer in both anatomy and geology who became a Catholic bishop in his later years
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Born
1 January 1638 Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway
Died
25 November 1686 (aged 48) Schwerin, Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Nationality
Danish
Occupation
Scientist: anatomy, paleontology, stratigraphy, geology Clergyman: Counter-Reformation in Northern Germany
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Denmark
Appointed
21 August 1677 by Pope Innocent XI
Beatified
23 October 1988 Rome, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II
Birth name
Niels Steensen
Buried
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Italy
Consecration
19 September 1677 by Saint Gregorio Barbarigo
Denomination
Roman Catholic
era
1600-1800
Feast day
5 December
Ordination
13 April 1675
Other post(s)
Titular Bishop of Titiopolis
Parents
father: Steen Pedersen mother: Anne Nielsdatter
Predecessor
Valerio Maccioni
Previous post(s)
Auxiliary Bishop of Münster (1680–1683)
See
Titiopolis
Successor
Friedrich von Tietzen
Term ended
5 December 1686
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church