J. Säilä

Born Jebets Jesiel Judi Judén in Multia on April 6, 1851, he later took the surname Säilä. He studied for the clergy, was ordained in 1875, and served as a chaplain in Koski Tl in the 1880s.

After his church career ended, he worked as a writer, translator, publisher, and editor. Library and biographical records connect him with dozens of works, especially translations of religious literature, showing him as a busy mediator of texts for Finnish readers.

He died in Koski Tl on August 7, 1911. Although not widely known today, his career offers a glimpse into the world of late 19th-century Finnish religious and literary culture, where clergy, publishing, and translation often overlapped.