Christoph Lüthardt

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Christoph Lüthardt , also Christopherus Luthardus (born April 20, 1590 in Aarberg , † February 1, 1663 in Bern ) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and university professor .

Life

family

Christoph Lüthardt was the son of his father of the same name Christoph Lüthard (* 1562 in Zweisimmen ; † October 10, 1622), pastor in Köniz , Aarberg, at the Bern Minster and Dean in Bern and his wife Ursula (née Ging); he still had six siblings. His grandfather Christoph Lüthardt (1530–1577), who died of the plague , was one of the most learned pastors in Bern. The family most likely descended from Johannes Lüthard , one of the first advocates of the Reformation in Basel .

Christoph Lüthard was married to Katharina (born November 22, 1598 in Bern; † before 1629), daughter of Petermann Haller (1575–1623), mayor in Thun and governor of Aelen , in his first marriage since March 11, 1616 ; they had three children together:

  • Christoph Lüthardt (born May 17, 1619 in Bern), provisional in Bern;
  • Dorothea Lüthardt (born October 21, 1621 in Bern), married to Hans Rudolf Zeender (born August 30, 1612 in Thun), kit manager, island master and pen conductor in Zofingen ;
  • Katharina Lüthardt (born January 12, 1626 in Bern; † 1704), first married to Beat Ludwig Berseth (1626–1691), Schultheiss in Burgdorf , builder and hospital clerk. Her second marriage was to Bernhard Tscharner (1612–1695), Grossweibel , Vogt in Romainmotier and Vogt in Lausanne .

In his second marriage he was married to Katharina (née Krieg) from 1629, and they had a son together:

  • Daniel Lüthardt (born October 17, 1630).

Career

He enrolled at the high school in Bern and studied theology there and in 1614 at the University of Heidelberg . In 1615 he became a Latin teacher in Thun, before he was appointed professor of philosophy at the High School in Bern in 1619, where he became professor of theology in 1628 and rector of the high school in 1629. Among other things, he provided Johann Heinrich Hummel with an academic scholarship that entitles him to visit foreign universities.

Public and literary work

Christoph Lüthard advocated school reform and in 1653 made various attempts to mediate in the Peasants' War , for example on May 14, 1653, together with Johann Heinrich Hummel, at a meeting in Huttwil . In the same year he accompanied Johann Heinrich Hummel and Johannes Duraeus , who supported Oliver Cromwell's plans for the unification of the Lutheran and Protestant states, to Aarau , Zurich and Basel.

Almost all of his writings have come down to us in Latin, such as the Ethica sacra on the pastor's professional ethos and the Oeconomia sacra , in which he dealt with living together in the family and community. The clearly structured writings are important sources for the pastoral and choir court practice of the time. In the Ars concionandi in 1662 he gave instructions for the ministry. In the posthumously published work Disputatio theologica , he explained in detail the prehistory of the Reformation , the Bern disputation and its closing speeches.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gottlieb Ludwig Lauterburg: Berner Taschenbuch . Haller, 1863 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Deliciae Urbis Bernae. Merchandise of the highly commendable city of Bern; compiled from mostly unprinted authentic writings . Marius Kordorf, 1732 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
  3. ↑ Bernese families - persons. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
  4. ^ Anton von Tillier: History of the Federal Free State of Bern from its origins to its fall in 1798 . C. Fischer, 1838 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
  5. ↑ Willy Brändly: Johannes Lüthard "the monk of Lucerne". In: Zwingliana 1946 No. 2. 1946, accessed on March 13, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Friedrich Schärer: History of the public teaching establishments of the German part of the former of the Canton of Bern . 1829 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
  7. ^ Lecturers at the University of Bern. Retrieved March 13, 2020 .
  8. ^ Johann Henrich Humel: Johann Heinrich Hummel, Dean of Bern. (1611– 1674): a picture of life and character from the 17th century: New Year's sheet. 1856 . Huber, 1856 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
  9. ^ J. Vock: The Peasants' War in 1653 . 2012, ISBN 978-5-87846-849-7 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
  10. ^ E. Bloesch: History of the Swiss Reformed Church . BoD - Books on Demand, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7340-0765-1 ( google.de [accessed on March 13, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Lüthardt, Christoph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luthard, Christoph; Luthardt, Christoph; Luthardus, Christophorus; Lüthardus, Christophorus; Lüthard, Christoph; Lüthardt, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss reformed clergyman and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1590
PLACE OF BIRTH Aarberg
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1663
Place of death Bern