Peder Povelsson Paus
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Sir Peder Povelsson Paus, also rendered as Peter Paus and known locally as Sir Per, was a Norwegian high-ranking cleric who served as the provost of the Øvre Telemark prosti from 1633 until his death.
Old Kviteseid Church (built c. 1260), where Peter Paus was priest from 1633 and where he is interred under the choir floor; the church was the religious centre of the vast Upper Telemark region
Vinje, where Peter Paus was priest from around 1618 to 1633
Kviteseid (village)
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Kviteseid is the administrative centre of Kviteseid Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The village is located at the north end of the Sundkilen lake, an extension off of the main Kviteseidvatnet
Peder Povelsson Paus
…Sir Peder Povelsson Paus (1590 in Oslo – 21 July 1653, in Kviteseid), also rendered as Peter Paus and known locally as Sir Per (Norwegian: herr Per), was a Norwegian high-ranking cleric who served as the provost of the…
View of the village harbour