Carl Heinrich von Peistel

Carl Heinrich von Peistel (born March 25, 1704 in Nödlitz , † May 24, 1782 in Herrnhut ) was a German hymnographer and pietist who became known as the pious lieutenant .

Life

He was born in Nödlitz near Weißenfels and was brought up to a firm faith at an early age by his pious mother, a née von Brandenstein. After taking lessons from private tutors, he went to the grammar school in Altenburg in 1718 and from 1721 to the University of Halle . He soon switched to the University of Leipzig . In 1726 he joined the old Dessauer's personal company as a sergeant . In 1728 he was appointed senior officer by King Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia in Magdeburg . The death of his mother in 1735, who died in his arms, had a lasting effect on Peistel. After he met Count Zinzendorf personally in Halle in 1736, he publicly confessed to Pietism and was called a pious lieutenant . After the death of King Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1740, he asked to leave the military service, which was granted to him. He moved to Herrnhut , where he became a member of the Brethren there. A year later he offered to go on a mission to East India. In 1750/51 he was Synod in Barby and then stayed as a judge in Marienborn. In 1755 he returned to Herrnhut. From 1758 to 1754 he was a community helper in Niesky . When he was called to Marienborn again in 1769, at the age of 65 he asked to retire for good in Herrnhut, which he was allowed to do. He died at the age of 79.

His son of the same name settled in Silesia.

literature

• Nachrichten aus der Brüder-Gemeine , 1837, pp. 823-842 (with a detailed curriculum vitae)
• The Count of Zinzendorf and the Brethren of his time , 1851