Eberhard Bidembach the Elder

Eberhard Bidembach, epitaph in the Bebenhausen monastery church

Eberhard Bidembach the Elder (* July 2, 1528 in Grünberg , † April 24, 1597 in Bebenhausen ; also Eberhard Bidenbach ) was a German Lutheran theologian and clergyman .

Life

Eberhard Bidembach was born on July 2, 1528 in Grünberg, the son of the Amtskeller Johann Bidembach and Elisabeth von Petershain. Having trained at the pedagogy in Stuttgart, he moved to the University of Tübingen on March 19, 1542 , and received his scholarship four days later . He was Baccalaureus in June 1544, Magister artium on February 12, 1550. On August 2, 1557 he received an honorary doctorate in theology. From 1552 he was a deacon in Herrenberg and in 1558 he became dean in Vaihingen an der Enz . He became both ducal council and general superintendent and abbot of the Bebenhausen monastery in 1560. It is thanks to him that he introduced the Württemberg church order in Mömpelgard in 1558 and that he took part in the Regensburg religious discussion in 1594 . He published several works by Johannes Brenz , who was his father-in-law. On April 24, 1597 Bidenbach died in Bebenhausen; he was married to Sophia Brenz (around 1536–1597) and had five children, including Eberhard Bidembach and Johannes Bidembach . Dietrich Schnepf , married to Barbara Brenz (1532–1572), was his brother-in-law.

A Christian / comforting sermon / about because and the lucid / high-born prince and hern / Mr. Christoffs / Hertzog zu Würtemberg / ec. Easily / as the same to arrive at Bebenhausen / the first January / Anno / ec. 1569. Delivered by Eberhardum Bidembach / Abbot of Bebenhausen / the H. Schrifft Doctor in: Three Christian, comforting sermons on the body [...] of Mr. Christoffen, Hertzieh zu Würtemberg and Teck [...] (Tübingen 1569)
The third preaches / About because and of the impassioned / High Born / Prince and Lord / Mr. Ludwigen / Hertzieh zu Würtenberg [...] Leich / As the same to Bebenhausen / August 32 / Anno 1593. arrive in the monastery. Held by Eberhardum Bidembach / Abbte zu Bebenhausen / the H. Schrifft Doctorn in: Four Christian Sermons / About the Body / Because and the Illuminated / High Born Prince and Lord / Herr Ludwigen [...] Highly laudable and Christ-blessed thoughtnus [...] (Tübingen 1594)

Bidembach, Eberhardus. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 3, Leipzig 1733, column 1771.
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Bidenbach, Eberhard. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 582. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )
Christian Palmer: Bidenbach . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 616 f.
Julian Kümmerle: Lutheranism, humanistic education and the Württemberg territorial state: The Bidembach family of scholars from the 16th to the 18th century . Kohlhammer, 2007, ISBN 3-17-019953-6 .

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personal data
SURNAME	Bidembach, Eberhard the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bidenbach, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Lutheran theologian and clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH	July 2, 1528
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grünberg
DATE OF DEATH	April 24, 1597
Place of death	Bebenhausen