Christian Zwilling

Christian Zwilling (* 1738 in Kreuznach ; † August 1, 1800 in Homburg ) was a German Protestant theologian, preacher and pastor.

Life

Johann Nikolaus twin's son went to the Reformed High School in his hometown. He then studied philosophy and theology in Heidelberg and Franeker . From 1761 to 1771 he worked as a private tutor in the cities of Pirmasens , Neuchâtel and Frankfurt am Main . Next, from 1771 to 1775, he worked as a preacher for the Dutch legation in Hamburg . In the last five years of his life, Christian Zwilling was a court preacher and pastor in Homburg. In 1777 he was appointed consistorial councilor. He was also a member of the Patriotic Society .

Fonts

• Lessons in Christian doctrine and some prayers for children. Brönner, Frankfurt am Main et al. 1786, ( digitized ).

literature

• Konrad Fuchs :  Zwilling, Christian. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 25, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7 , Sp. 1600
• Otto Renkhoff : Nassau biography. Short biographies from 13 centuries (= publications of the Historical Commission for Nassau. 39). 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition. Historical Commission for Nassau, Wiesbaden 1992, ISBN 3-922244-90-4 .
• Klaus Wetzel : The reformed pastors and the reformed teaching in the Landgraviate of Hessen-Homburg. (1671-1866). In: Yearbook of the Hessian Church History Association. 30, 1979, ISSN  0341-9126 , pp. 295-331.