Konrad von der Vorst

Konrad von der Vorst , Latin Conrad Vorstius (born July 19, 1569 in Cologne , † September 29, 1622 in Tönning ) was a German-Dutch theologian and reformer.

Life

Vorst was born in Cologne, studied in Heidelberg and Geneva and began teaching at the Steinfurt Academy in 1596 . He made a name for himself as a reformer and in 1610 accepted an offer to Leiden , where the chair had become vacant due to the death of Jacobus Arminius .

Vorst then wrote a work on Robert Bellarmine and another on the nature and characteristics of God, which aroused the anger of the conservative Dutch Calvinists under Franciscus Gomarus .

Vorst lost his post in Leiden and the Synod of Dordrecht condemned him as a heretic . He emigrated to Schleswig-Holstein.

Vorst wrote many theological works; he was considered the most important spokesman for the Arminians . At his funeral in Friedrichstadt , Marcus Gualtherus gave the funeral oration . The Remonstrant Church in Friedrichstadt was then built over his grave .

literature

Marcus Gualtherus : De Vita Et Obitu Reverendi, Clarissimi & doctissimi viri, Dn. Conradi Vorstii SS. Theologiae Doctoris, qui pie & placide expiravit Tonningae, 29 Septemb: Anni 1622. & postridie Calend. Octobr. honorifice in nova Holsatiae Fridericopoli terrae mandatus est. 1624
Jacob Cornelis van Slee : Vorstius, Konrad . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 40, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, pp. 309-311.
Erich Wenneker : Vorstius, Conrad. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 13, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-072-7 , Sp. 84-90. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )

Individual evidence

^ Willi Schnoor, Dieter Lohmeier: Gualtherus, Marcus . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 101.

personal data
SURNAME	Vorst, Konrad von der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Conrad Vorstius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German-Dutch theologian
DATE OF BIRTH	July 19, 1569
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cologne
DATE OF DEATH	September 29, 1622
Place of death	Toenning

[1] Willi Schnoor, Dieter Lohmeier: Gualtherus, Marcus . in: Schleswig-Holstein biographical lexicon . Volume 5. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1979. ISBN 3-529-02645-X , page 101.