Ami Bost
Paul Ami Isaac David Bost (born June 10, 1790 in Geneva , † December 24, 1874 in La Force , Périgord ) was a reformed revival preacher and one of the central figures of Réveil in western Switzerland .
Life
After studying theology at the institute of the Moravian Brethren in Neuwied and at the University of Geneva , he was a traveling preacher in Switzerland, Germany and France and in 1825 he became pastor of the Reformed Free Church in Geneva, which he co-founded. 1828 to 1837 he worked as an evangelist in Carouge , where he u. a. 1832 believers' baptism by Samuel Heinrich Fröhlich took place, and was back in the 1840 state church was added. From 1846 to 1848 he worked as a prison chaplain in Melun near Paris .
In 1814, Bost married Jeanne Françoise (called Jenny) Pattay and was able to celebrate the diamond wedding with her in August 1874 . Their son, John Bost , also became a pastor and made a name for himself as a social pioneer.
literature
- Hauck: Bost, Paul Ami Isaak David . In: Realencyklopadie for Protestant Theology and Church (RE). 3. Edition. Volume 3, Hinrichs, Leipzig 1897, pp. 342-344.
- Gabriel Mützenberg: Bost, Ami. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : BOST, Paul Ami Isaac David. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 715.
Web links
- Publications by and about Ami Bost in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bost, Ami |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bost, Paul Ami Isaac David |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss revival preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1790 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1874 |
| Place of death | La Force , Périgord |