Lasse Huittinen
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| Born | unknown Huittinen, Finland |
| Died | 1488 |
| Criminal charge | theft and defamation of church peace |
| Penalty | capital punishment |
Lasse Huittinen (unknown birth date, Huittinen[2] - 1488 Stockholm, Sweden) was a Finnish grand thief who broke into numerous churches in Sweden and was sentenced to death for his actions.[3][4][5][1]
The date of Lasse's birth and the stages before moving from southwestern Finland to Sweden are unknown, the information about him is in court documents from September 1488. Lasse was caught for dozens of burglaries in different churches and was sentenced to death by hanging. Lasse named 36 churches that he had broken into, and told about other churches that he did not know by name.[6] There were possibly a total of fifty break-in targets. In only two cases did the break-in to the church fail, in Kalmar and Löt, both located in Uppland.[5] He was called "the great church thief". Along with Upland, Lasse made burglary trips along Mälaren in Södermanland[5] and Västmanland and also broke into one church in West Götaland and two churches in East Götaland, as well as several churches around Stockholm and churches in the Uppsala region. The furthest break-in target was the Bettna church, which is located between Katrineholm and Nyköping. Lasse's methodical nature is illustrated by the fact that he broke into all the churches immediately west of Strängnäs. His westernmost targets were located near Västerås.[3]
Lasse apparently posed as a pilgrim and stole money, silverware and other small valuables that were easy to transport and sell,[4] especially from rural churches. Only a small part of the stolen objects could be traced and returned, although their sale must have been quite well organized. In the trial, Lasse claimed that his wife was unaware of his activities, which must have continued for years. He was sentenced to death by hanging from the topmost crossbeam[5] of a gallows for theft and defamation of church peace. The evidence of the acts is unknown, but the confession Lasse made at the gallows to save his soul was recorded.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tyresö tusen år". tyresotusen.se (in swedish). Retrieved December 16, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "DF 4195". Diplomatarium Fennicum (in finnish). Retrieved March 15, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lena Huldén (2005). "Lasse Huittisista". Suomen kansallisbiografia, osa 5 (in finnish). Suomalaisen kirjallisuuden seura. pp. 748–749.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Lasse Huittisista (K 1488)". kansallisbiografia.fi (in finnish).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 E. Hildebrand (1903). Historisk Tidskrift (in swedish). p. 151. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "STOCKHOLM VID 1400-TALETS SLUT". arkivkopia.se/ (in swedish). Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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