Daniel Sudermann
Daniel Sudermann , Latinized as Suavius , (born February 25, 1550 in Liège , † around 1631 in Strasbourg ) was a German writer and lyricist of hymns and a representative of mystical spiritualism .
Sudermann was born in 1550 as the son of the goldsmith and painter Lambert Sudermann. Although he was baptized Catholic , he attended a Calvinist school in Aachen from 1558 . While traveling to numerous German cities, his father introduced him to aristocratic circles. After his father's death in 1564, Daniel worked as court master and educator at aristocratic courts in Strasbourg , Cologne , Düsseldorf , Regensburg and in the Netherlands. From 1580 Sudermann was in church service in Liège. It was there that he first became acquainted with the spiritualistic teaching of Kaspar Schwenckfeld , which emphasized the contrast between body and soul , world and God and the importance of Christ for bridging it.
From 1585 Sudermann worked at the Bruderhof in Strasbourg, a teaching facility for young aristocrats from all over the empire. During this time he dealt with religious literature and wrote a number of sacred poems and songs as well as, initially anonymously, Schwenckfeld's writings.
In 1594 Sudermann was finally given a vicarage. His interest now increasingly focused on the texts of the German mystics , in particular by Johannes Tauler , Meister Eckhart and Heinrich Seuse . From around 1610 he largely spent writing and publishing his own songs and writings. In 1613 he published Harmonia and Concordantz , which calls for interdenominational tolerance ; In 1626, Sudermann published the Strasbourg hymn book, in which the well-known Christmas carol, presumably based on Tauler's texts, There is a ship, appears loaded .
literature
- Thomas Gandlau: Sudermann, Daniel. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 11, Bautz, Herzberg 1996, ISBN 3-88309-064-6 , Sp. 166-169.
- Hans Hornung : Daniel Sudermann as a manuscript collector: a contribution to the history of the Strasbourg library. Tübingen 1957, OCLC 715341932 (Tübingen, Phil. F., diss. Of April 15, 1957).
- Monica Pieper: Daniel Sundermann (1550 - approx. 1631) as a representative of mystical spiritualism (= publications of the Institute for European History Mainz; Vol. 121: Department for Western Religious History). Steiner, Stuttgart 1985, ISBN 3-515-04450-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Daniel Sudermann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Daniel Sudermann in VD 16 .
- Sudermann at Meister Eckhart and his time
- Sheet music and audio files by Daniel Sudermann in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sudermann, Daniel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Suavius, Daniel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1550 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Liege |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1631 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |