Nicolas Steno Explained

Niels Steensen
Term End:25th November 1686
Other Post:Titular Bishop of Titiopolis
Ordination:13 April 1675
Consecration:19 September 1677
Consecrated By:Saint Gregorio Barbarigo[1]
Birth Name:Niels Steensen
Birth Date:1 January 1638
Death Date:
Nationality:Danish
Religion:Lutheran (1638-1667), Roman Catholic (1667-1686)
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of Nicolas Steno.svg
Coat Of Arms Alt:Coat of arms of Bishop Nicolas Steno. The cross symbolizes faith and the heart, the natural sciences.
Feast Day:5 December
Venerated:Roman Catholic Church (Denmark & Germany)
Saint Title:Bishop
Beatified Date:23 October 1988
Beatified Place:Vatican City,

Niels Steensen (da|Niels Steensen; Latinized to Nicolas Steno or Nicolaus Stenonius; 1 January 1638 – 25 November 1686[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canonizzazione di S. Gregorio Barbarigo. Homily of His Holiness Pope John XXIII. 14 January 2012. Pope John XXIII. Pope John XXIII. Holy See. 26 May 1960. it.
  2. Web site: History of Geology Steno . https://web.archive.org/web/20170128152818/http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/histgeol/steno/steno.htm . 28 January 2017 . dead . Aber . James S. . 2007 . 11 January 2012.