Gunnar Rosendal

His mother died early and his father moved to the United States so he and his sister were raised by an aunt.

He was ordained on 25 May 1922 by bishop Gottfrid Billing and moved to Väsby to begin his work as a priest.

Rosendal often liked to portray himself as Catholic as possible, but was also rooted in the theology of 17th-century Lutheran orthodoxy, which he knew well.

On the recommendation of Bo Giertz he began to read books by Carl Olof Rosenius, which made a lasting impression.

Rosendal was one of the theologians that worked for the foundation of the International League for Apostolic Faith and Order (ILAFO).