Bonifacius Stöltzlin

Bonifacius Stöltzlin

Bonifacius Stöltzlin (born June 7, 1603 in Giengen , † January 28, 1677 in Kuchen ) was a German Lutheran theologian and author.

Life

Bonifacius Stöltzlin was born as the second child of the school and arithmetic master David Stöltzlin from Giengen and his wife Katharina Amann. One of his older brothers was the painter and engraver Johann Stöltzlin (1594–1680).

Stöltzlin attended the Latin school in Giengen and the grammar school in Ulm , where he was accepted into the Ulm citizenship. On April 24, 1626 he enrolled at the University of Strasbourg , where he studied theology until 1629. Then he returned to Ulm, where he was intended for pastoral positions in the Ulm countryside. In 1631 he came to Weiler ob Helfenstein , 1634 to Bollingen-Tomerdingen , 1635 to Holzheim and 1636 to Steinheim . There he experienced the Thirty Years War with all its looting, torture and other suffering.

In 1656 Stöltzlin took over the pastoral office of Kuchen, which he filled for 21 years until his death. Here, too, he continued his writing activity. He published more than 20 Christian books, including sermon collections, prayer and edification books, some of which had multiple editions, and composed 19 spiritual songs, which can be found in various song collections. For the church in Kuchen he had some religious pictures made by his brother Johann, city painter in Ulm.

He was married twice, in 1631 with Veronica born. Bachmayer, after her death in 1656 with the widow Sara Sachs born. Hero. Both are shown together with him on his picture epitaph.

His son David, born on February 6, 1670, studied in Jena, Strasbourg and Tübingen and, as a professor at the Ulm grammar school, published the history of the imperial city of Ulm.

Honor

The Protestant parish hall at Steinheim, where he worked for many years, is now called the Bonifaz-Stöltzlin-Haus .

Fonts

• Ecce Homo, or the Historia of the Passion of Christ explained in X sermons according to the 4 evangelists . Ulm 1642, 1682.
• Spiritual thunder and weather booklet: That is: Simple memory of thunder, lightning, Straal, hail and harmful weather ... Ulm 1650 and so on. (with preface by Johann Michael Dilherr ; 8th edition 1717, 12: 105362B in VD 17th ).
• Spiritual eagle stone or prayer book for pregnant women and giving birth . Ulm 1652 u. ö. ( 11890355 in VD 18th , 11890355 in VD 18th ).
• Spiritual table discipline of Christian communicants: That is: Useful instruction, also unread prayer and chanting before, during and after confession, and the use of the holy evening. The same godly devotions ... Ulm 1654 ( urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10268153-6 ; digitized version of the 11th edition 1738 ).
• Schola Crucis et Tessera Christianismi. That is: A detailed / Christian lesson from the dear Kreutz / which is the court color of all true Christians / how useful / healing and necessary it is ... Ulm 1655.
• Small and large spiritual house, field, garden table and wedding preacher . Ulm 1655.
• Spiritual smoke altar, ie prayer, sigh, etc. Songs of an evangelical church servant, at the beginning of his studies Theologici, Vocation, Examine, Ordination, Auf- u. Withdrawal sermons, and to use all church prayers, morning and evening . Ulm 1658.
• Bethesda pro Aegrotantibus et moribundus or spiritual home pharmacy . Ulm 1664, 1674, 1697.
• Turkish Confederation or 57 questions including answers to the Turkish origin, admission, etc. Ulm 1664.
• Manus Catechetica or Catechism Hand, that is, a neat, simple and written explanation of the little catechism of D. Martin Luther in 13 sermons . 3 parts. Ulm 1666, 1688, 1724.
• Biblical catechism exercise with sayings of Holy Scripture explained and stated: This shows the correct word understanding of the Lutheran catechism ... Ulm 1666.
• Hortus Florum Spiritualium or spiritual renewed flower garden; of witty prayers, sighs and chants Ulm 1669.
• Viatorium Itinerarium or spiritual tearing compas . Ulm.
• Gentle u. quiet old age or a thorough display of the goodnesses of God hidden under the ailments of old age . Ulm 1670.
• Spiritual church trumpet / or sixty sermons / of various strange useful matters ... Ulm 1673.
• Christianorum morientium optimus libellus pro Communicantibus, or dying Christian best gain Ulm 1676, 1682.
• Clergy Hauß-Arzney in sickness and death; That is: Devout prayer / moving Hertzens sighs / witty consolation sayings / and Christian chants / for weak / sick and dying people . Ulm 1676.
• Dying Christian best gain. Or: simple instruction / what kind of gain for believing Christians death / what they gain and gain with it . Ulm 1676.
• Postilla Evangelica or Declaration of the Sunday and Holiday Gospels . Ulm 1677.
• Cura liberorum, child care, or instruction on how parents should spiritually wait for their children . Ulm 1680.
• Fidus Pastoribus Achates, or simple written instructions for a Protestant church servant with the sick, needy, challenged, hard-giving birth, dying, etc. Ulm 1683, 1691.
• Spiritual Weyrauch offering, prayer in any case . Ulm 1689.

literature

• Conrad Daniel Kleinknecht: Meue preface: Von des seel. Mr. M. Bonifacii Stöltzlin's life story and edifying writings in general . In: Bonifacius Stöltzlin: Geistlicher Adler-Stein: This is: Christian teaching, consisting of witty and scriptural prayers and sighs for pregnant women and women giving birth . 9th edition. Ulm 1749 ( 11890355 in VD 18. ).

Web links

• Publications from and about Bonifacius Stöltzlin in VD 17 .