Albert Sigismund Jasper
Albert Sigismund Jaspis (born February 15, 1809 in Nossen ( Saxony ), † December 20, 1885 in Stettin ) was a Lutheran theologian and general superintendent of Pomerania .
Life
Albert Sigismund Jaspis was born as the son of the court director and Jurispracticus Gotthelf Sigismund Jaspis and his wife Johanna Auguste Günther. He attended the Freiberg grammar school and from 1827 studied theology at the University of Leipzig . In the years 1831 and 1832 he completed the theological exams before the Saxon Royal Consistory and also acquired the philosophical master's degree.
From 1832 to 1835 he worked as a catechist and afternoon preacher at the Peterskirche in Leipzig , before he was appointed pastor in Lugau in 1835 by the patron Prince Otto Viktor von Schönburg-Waldenburg . Here he married Amalie Jaspis, the daughter of the late Püchau pastor, on August 3, 1835.
In 1838 he was again appointed by the Princely Schönburg patronage to a deacon office in Lichtenstein and at the same time as pastor of Rödlitz .
In 1845 Jaspis took over the third parish of the Lutheran parish in Elberfeld , which he held for ten years. Then followed - on the recommendation of General Superintendent Johann Friedrich Möller to Minister of Education von Raumer - the call of General Superintendent of Pomerania in Stettin to succeed Carl Ritschl . He held this office for thirty years until his death at the age of 77. Heinrich Poetter was his successor .
Works
- Memories of a time when it was cloudy and dark. Presented in 14 sermons from the years of suffering in 1846 and 1847. Hassel, Elberfeld 1847.
- That the gifts of the Holy Spirit are particularly necessary to us at this time of seriousness: a festive sermon for the festive times of the eventful year 1849, given on the 1st Pentecost day, May 27, 1849, after the popular movement in Elberfeld, before the Protestant-Lutheran one there Local community. Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1849 ( digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf ).
- The little catechism of Luther. Explained from itself as explained from the scriptures, especially their stories. At the same time a help booklet to prepare the instruction in the evangelical doctrine of salvation by teaching the biblical story. Hassel et al., Elberfeld 1850.
- Nature and grace in our spiritual life. 2 sermons. Friderichs, Elberfeld 1852.
See also
literature
- D. Albert Sigismund Jaspis: General Superintendent of Pomerania. Stettin: Burmeister 1895 (pictures from church life and Christian charity in Pomerania; Vol. 1, No. 9)
- Hugo Gotthard Bloth: The Church in Pomerania. Order and service of the Protestant bishops and general superintendents of the Pomeranian Church from 1792 to 1919 , (= publications of the Historical Commission for Pomerania , ed. By Rodericht Schmidt, Series V: Research on Pomeranian History , Issue 20), Cologne / Vienna, 1979 - ISBN 3-412-03478-9
- Hermann Petrich : Jasper, Albert Sigismund . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, p. 633 f.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Ritschl |
General Superintendent of Pomerania 1855 - 1885 |
Heinrich Poetter |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jasper, Albert Sigismund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lutheran theologian and Superintendent General of Pomerania |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1809 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nossen , Saxony |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1885 |
| Place of death | Szczecin |