Some people have managed to create more intrigue and mystery in death than they ever did in life, leaving behind questions we may never answer. In his day back in the 17th century, Peder Pedersen Winstrup was an important person and prominent figure in Denmark and Sweden. Born in Copenhagen in 1605, he was made Bishop of the city of Lund, in the region of Scaniain, in what is now southern Sweden, in 1638, and kept this position even when the city transferred from Danish to Swedish rule in 1958, even being ennobled by the King of Sweden. He went on to be appointed the pro-chancellor at the University of Lund upon its establishment in 1668, which Winstrup had been instrumental in paving the way for, and throughout his career made a name for himself as being at once a great Bishop, scholar, politician, and a man of science, especially in the area of medical sciences. When he died in 1679, he was laid to rest in a family crypt in Lund Cathedral, where his wife was also buried. There he w
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TORONTO A new study of the mummified remains of a Swedish bishop buried alongside a fetus suggests they were related. Peder Winstrup, the famous 17th century bishop of Lund who helped establish Sweden’s Lund University, died in 1679 and was laid to rest in Lund Cathedral alongside his wife. In the late 19th century, restoration of the Cathedral meant moving Winstrup’s coffin from the family grave to the crypt. In 2012, the decision was made to move his remains again, giving scientists the opportunity to examine the mummified remains. The bishop’s body is one of the best-preserved specimens of human remains from the 17th century in Europe, according to the Smithsonian, and his body was not embalmed, but placed on a mattress and pillow containing herbs and hops – which have preservative uses.
Mystery over 350-year-old bishop buried with FOETUS between his legs finally solved
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
Apr 9 2021, 23:26 ET
Charlotte Edwards, Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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A BISHOP buried with a foetus between his legs almost 350 years ago has baffled archaeologists since they made the discovery in 2012.
A new study claims to finally provide some answers to why Bishop of Lund Peder Pedersen Winstrup had stillborn remains placed behind and between his calves.
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Winstrup was bishop of the Churches of Sweden and Denmark in the 17th century.
He was mummified after his death at the age of 74 in 1679 and buried in a family vault in Sweden s Lund Cathedral.
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