Andreas Virginius (Bishop)
Andreas Virginius (born November 9, 1596 in Schwessin , † December 20, 1664 in Reval ) was a Baltic German theologian and Lutheran clergyman in the Baltic States .
Life
Andreas Virginius came from a noble Pomeranian family. He attended the schools in Stargard in Pomerania and Stettin and then studied at the University of Rostock , where he obtained the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy and a licentiate in theology. He then worked as an adjunct at the philosophical faculty of the University of Greifswald , then at the University of Königsberg . In 1626 he became pastor and provost in Garz on Rügen in what was then Swedish Pomerania , but visited Leipzig and Wittenberg in 1630 , where he was in contact with the theologians there.
During a stay in Stettin, the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf noticed him and appointed him professor of theology at his newly founded Dorpat University ( Academia Gustaviana ) in Livonia . Virginius took part in the opening of the university in 1631 and represented as “I. Professor “the subjects of the Old Testament and Church History . Virginius was rector of the Academia Gustaviana three times (1633, 1638/39 and 1645/46), once he was its prorector. From 1650 to 1656 he was Vice Superintendent of Livonia and member of the senior consistory.
When a Russian army invaded Dorpat in the Second Northern War , Virginius left the city and went to the Swedish capital Stockholm via Reval . From 1658 until his death, Virginius was the successor of Joachim Jhering (1580–1657) Lutheran Bishop of Estonia .
Virginius has published more than 180 theological and philosophical disputations.
literature
- Arend Buchholtz: Virginius, Andreas . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 14.
- Carola L. Gottzmann , Petra Hörner: Lexicon of the German-language literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg . De Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019338-1 , p. 1376-1378 .
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Andreas Virginius. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- About the history of theology in Estonia (University of Tartu) ( Memento from May 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Writings of Andreas Virginius ( Estonian National Library )
Footnotes
- ↑ See the entry of Andreas Virginius' matriculation in the Rostock matriculation portal
- ^ Andres Andresen: Luterlik Territoriaalkirik Eestimal 1710-1832 , dissertation, University of Tartu , 2004
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Virginius, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Baltic German theologian, university professor and clergyman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 9, 1596 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schwessin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1664 |
| Place of death | Reval |