Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)

Erik Bergman
Ingmar's father, Erik Bergman pictured at Hedvig Eleonora Church in Stockholm
Born	October 22, 1886(1886-10-22) Mörbylånga, Sweden
Died	April 26, 1970 (aged 83) Stockholm, Sweden
Spouse(s)	Karin Åkerblom
Children	Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007)

Erik Bergman (October 22, 1886-April 26, 1970) was a Swedish parish minister of the Lutheran Church and Ingmar Bergman's father.

Erik Bergman was born at Mörbylånga, Sweden in 1886. He was ordained to the Swedish State Church in Uppsala in 1912 and served as a priest in Valbo as of 1913. In 1918 he was relocated to Stockholm and served as a minister at Hedvig Eleonora Church where he became the parish vicar in 1934. In that capacity he also served as a royal chaplain to the Swedish royal court.

He was married to nurse Karin Åkerblom. Ingmar Bergman later wrote the semi-biographical script about his parents' complex courtship in The Best Intentions, a story that includes the unhappy early years of their marriage up to the point where the mother is pregnant with her second son, effectively Ingmar himself. Erik Bergman was a rather strict family father and his complex relation to his son is a somber theme in Ingmar Bergman movies such as Fanny and Alexander. Erik Bergman died in Stockholm in 1970.

Persondata
NAME	Bergman, Erik
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lutheran pastor
DATE OF BIRTH	October 22, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mörbylånga, Sweden
DATE OF DEATH	April 26, 1970
PLACE OF DEATH	Stockholm, Sweden

Erik Bergman (Lutheran minister)

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