10 Facts About Henric Schartau

Henric Schartau was a Swedish Lutheran pietistic priest.

Henric Schartau's theology, including his characteristic teachings on the "order of grace", influenced a revivalist movement known as Schartauanism.

Henric Schartau's father was a member of Riksdag ; his mother died from black fever when he was thirteen.

Henric Schartau studied at Lund University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1774.

Henric Schartau believed in staying within the bounds of the existing state church and in a more intellectual form of faith.

Henric Schartau's faith was influenced by Martin Luther, Johann Arndt, Magnus Friedrich Roos, Johann Albrecht Bengel, and Anders Nohrborg.

Henric Schartau became renowned for his harsh and strict sermons, which came to influence several young priests, many of them in the Diocese of Gothenburg.

Henric Schartau's teachings spread especially in southern and southwestern Sweden, known as the Schartauan revival.

Henric Schartau gathered audiences from all walks of life, although professors were initially largely absent from his services and hearings.

Henric Schartau's influence extended to preachers such as Gerhard Gerhardsson, Peter Fjellstedt, and those in the free church movement such as Lars Vilhelm Henschen.