Johannes Dantiscus

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Johannes Dantiscus

Johannes Dantiscus ( Latin : Danziger), also Johannes a Curiis , or German Johannes von Höfen , Johannes Flachsbinder , Polish Jan Dantyszek (born October 1, 1485 in Danzig ; †  October 27,  1548 in Heilsberg ), was bishop of the bishopric of Kulm and of the Diocese of Warmia , diplomat and poet. He was raised to the nobility by the emperor.

Life

Johannes came from a family of brewers and traders in Danzig. He got the name flax binder through his grandfather's job. He studied in Greifswald and Cracow, got to know Johann I there and rose through the royal chancellery to the position of Polish envoy to the imperial and Spanish courts. In 1515 he accompanied Sigismund I to the Princely Congress of Vienna . In 1530 he was appointed Kulmer and in 1538 he was appointed Prince Bishop of Warmia.

In 1539 Johannes Dantiscus issued a "sharp mandate against heresy", in which he ordered his diocesans to adhere to Catholic doctrine and threatened reading Lutheran scriptures with severe penalties. After he intervened in Elbing in the same year against the pastor Ambrosius Feierabend , who denied the presence of Christ in the Eucharist , another "mandate against the Lutherei" followed in 1540 and a decree regarding regular church attendance.

During his time as envoy, he met numerous personalities and scholars all over Europe. Extensive correspondence of over 20,000 letters has been preserved from him. He also wrote poetry and his autobiography Vita Joannis de Curiis Dantisci .

Works (selection)

  • Jonas propheta de interitu civitatis Gedanensis
  • De nostrorum temporum calamitatibus silva
  • Elegia amatoria or Ad Grinaeam
  • Vita Joannis de Curiis Dantisci
  • Hymni aliquot ecclesiastici

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predecessor Office successor
Johann Konopacki Bishop of Kulm
1530–1538
Tiedemann Giese
predecessor Office successor
Mauritius Ferber Bishop of Warmia
1538–1548
Tiedemann Giese