J.P. Gregoriussen

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J.P. Gregoriussen (Jóan Petur Gregoriussen, known as Jóan Petur upp í Trøð) (* 1 June 1845 in Kvívík, Faroe Islands – † 15 November 1901) grew up with Joen Danielsen in Kvívík, when V.U. Hammershaimb was parish priest there. A poet and a writer, his poetry was well-known in Faroe, e.g. "Brúðarvísan" and "The Wedding Ballad," often sung at weddings in Faroe.