Good morning Soul Families! Yes I am getting ready for my visit to Stockholm on Friday! What an incredible city Stockholm is! It is steeped in history and culture! Let us look at one of Swedens leading pioneers. The Life of Emanuel Swedenborg 1688 - 1772 VISITORS to the cathedral of Uppsala, Sweden, where renowned citizens are interred, may see an impressive red granite sarcophagus on which the name Emanuel Swedenborg appears. The sarcophagus contains the remains of one of Swedens most accomplished sons. As recently as 1910, when belated recognition was extended to this distinguished intellect, Gustav V, King of Sweden, led in paying him national tribute. Resting in public view has been reserved for kings, archbishops, generals, and prominent intellectuals. Only a score of Swedes have earned this distinction. Swedenborg had the summerhouse built for the garden at his property in Stockholm, where it remained in the same location for more than a century before being moved to Skansen in 1896. According to Carl Robsahm (1735-1794), “Before [Swedenborg’s] house there was an ornamental flower bed, upon which he expended considerable sums of money; he had there even some of those singular Dutch figures of animals, and other objects shaped out of box-trees; but this bed he did not keep up in his later years See you tomorrow! Bye Jeff Jones.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:56:58 +0000
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