His training had been associated with Poul Madsen (1527–1590), Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand in Denmark.

He worked at the Oslo Cathedral School, where he advanced to rector.

From 1562 he served as dean in Tønsberg which Bishop Frants Berg had ceded to him.

At that time, strong measures in Denmark and Norway were being made against Catholicism, especially supporters of the Jesuits, due to fear of the Counter-Reformation movement.

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