Albert Pellens

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Albert Pellens (* 1893 ; † 1967 in Hameln ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian , superintendent in Hameln, long-time chairman of the regional association of the Evangelical Federation of Hanover and namesake of the Albert Pellens Prize.

Life

Albert Pellens studied Protestant theology at the University of Göttingen . There he became a member of the Göttingen Wingolf in 1912 . After completing his studies, he worked as a parish pastor before he became pastor of the market church in Hameln in 1935 . He was in charge of this during the entire Second World War. After the war, Pellens became the first superintendent of the newly founded church district of Hameln as well as chairman of the regional association of the Evangelical Federation of Hanover before he retired in 1961.

Since Pellens was committed to ecumenism throughout his life, the Albert Pellens Prize was donated to him in honor of the Evangelical Association, the denominational and ecumenical work of the Evangelical Church in Germany, once a year for theological work in the field of denominational and ecumenical matters Learning is bestowed.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List of members of the Göttingen Wingolf. Year 2007. p. 46.
  2. ^ Greetings from the old market church of St. Nicolai! P. 4
  3. ↑ Albert Pellens Prize for theological work in the field of denominational studies and ecumenical learning ( Memento from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ^ Albert Pellens Prize
  5. ↑ Triple award - Students at the University of Osnabrück receive the Albert Pellens Prize
personal data
SURNAME Pellens, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Evangelical Lutheran theologian, superintendent in Hameln
DATE OF BIRTH 1893
DATE OF DEATH 1967
Place of death Hamelin