Eivind Berggrav was a prominent Norwegian Lutheran bishop who served as the primate of the Church of Norway. Born in Stavanger in 1884, he rose through the ecclesiastical ranks to become the bishop of Hålogaland and later the bishop of Oslo. He is most widely recognized for his courageous leadership of the Norwegian church during the Nazi occupation of his country. Beyond his national resistance efforts, Berggrav was a significant figure in the global ecumenical movement and held the presidency of the United Bible Societies.