Elias Pistorius senior

Elias Pistorius , Latinized from Elias Beck (~ April 15, 1590 in St. Joachimsthal ; † February 14, 1664 in Olbernhau ), was a German Lutheran theologian , preacher , pastor and rector .

Life

Olbernhau town church - Elias Pistorius' workplace for thirty years

Elias Pistorius was born in St. Joachimsthal as the son of the local pastor Theophil Pistorius (Beck; * 1532 in St. Joachimsthal; † 1610 ibid) and his wife Rachel born. Wall sparrow born and baptized on Palm Sunday 1590. His grandfather was Erasmus Beck (* around 1500 in Schneeberg ; † 1545 in St. Joachimsthal), "a good Hebrew who docirte this language here". Theophil Pistorius was his brother.

Pistorius, since 1610 "Taubenreuterscher Scholarship holder", studied at the University of Wittenberg and in March 1618 he succeeded Rector Knespel at the Latin school in his hometown. He remained in this position for seven years. In 1623/24 he had his first theological work published. With the Counter-Reformation, all Lutheran clergy in the city were removed from their offices. However, since the vacant pastoral office could not be filled with a Catholic clergyman for the time being, the city council instructed Pistorius to continue baptizing the children and reading the Gospels and epistles on Sundays and feast days . For this service they granted him a guilder a week and assured him of defense and protection if he was held responsible. Finally, in 1626, Pistorius was expelled from the city by imperial commissioners.

By order of the Elector of Saxony, he was awarded the rectorate in Marienberg in 1629 . From 1633 he was pastor and rector in Olbernhau, which offices he held until his death in 1664. His son and successor in office Israel Pistorius, who had supported him as a substitute since 1652, wrote about his father: “A very learned man, undiquaque doctus, who speaks Latin, Greek and other languages, Theologus cordatus, choragio virtutum ornatus, in gymnasio crucis exercitatus, a wonderful happy poet, a good musician ... "

family

Elias Pistorius married Maria Lehmann in his first marriage around 1610 in St. Joachimsthal and Barbara in his second marriage. The following children are known from marriages:

Theophil (* 1615 in St. Joachimsthal; † November 7, 1679), court master in Dresden in 1644 , pastor in Zschopau in 1657 , superintendent in Delitzsch in 1670

Elias (born November 18, 1624 in St. Joachimsthal, † February 8, 1668 in Merseburg ), Saxon-Merseburg court chaplain and consistorial assessor

Israel (born November 26, 1630 in Marienberg; † April 20, 1678 in Zörbig ), 1646 student at the University of Leipzig, 1648 in Wittenberg, 1650 master's degree, 1677 pastor in Zörbig; ⚭ March 10, 1684 Anna Ihle

Works

Didactica Theosophica, This is / Christian / and out of God's Word based teaching art / the rights / Divine wisdom to overcome: In four scriptural homilies, out of the LI. Cap. Syrachs / declared ... 1624
Chronostichica, partim votiva, partim vaticinantia oracula: de anno 1637
Enagismata Crusiana That is: LeichenSermon / ex Psal. 71.v.7. I am from many / like a miracle. / Held on the last memorial of Mr. Danielis Crusii von Crausenbergk / Nibilis Physici, Medici, Chymici, Philosophici, & c. : Which the XII. Maii left this world / entered eternity; Consecrated out of guilty gratitude to the Posteritee. 1637

literature

Pistorius, Elias. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 28, Leipzig 1741, column 536 f.
Heinrich Johannes Scheufler: The train of the Austrian clergy to and from Saxony. In: Yearbook of the Society for the History of Protestantism in Austria. Tenth year. Julius Klinkhardt, Vienna / Leipzig 1889, pp. 126–145; here: p. 132 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Web links

Entry in Bergmann's exile register

Individual evidence

↑ State Archives Pilsen, parish register Joachimsthal No. 3, p. 175b.
^ Announcements from the North Bohemian Excursions Club . Der Club, 1895 ( google.de [accessed November 25, 2017]).
↑ Numismatic Journal . Self-published by the Austrian Numismatic Society, 1904 ( google.de [accessed on November 28, 2017]).
^ Messages from the Association for the History of Germans in the Sudetenland . Der Verein, 1869 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
^ Messages from the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia . Brockhaus, 1871 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
^ Martin Opitz: Latin works . Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-023792-4 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
^ Renate Juergensen: Bibliotheca Norica . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-447-04540-7 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
↑ Main story since 1621 and post-history: 2 . 1844 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
^ Society for the history of Protestantism in Austria: year book . J. Klinkhardt, 1889 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
↑ Sächsische Kirchengalerie, The Schönburgische Receßherrschaften together with the ephorias Annaberg, Marienberg and Frauenstein, Vol. 12, p. 73
↑ Carl W. Hering: History of the Saxon highlands: with special reference to the Lauterstein office and neighboring cities, castles and manors . Barth, 1827 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
^ EF Simon: Historical-geographical-topographical news from the mountain town of Zschoppau . 1821 ( google.de [accessed November 25, 2017]).
↑ Pfei - Rin . Heyse, 1819 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).
↑ Christian Wilhelm Friedrich Schmid: Small fragments to the attempt of a scholarly history of bored Marienbergers: A contribution to the city history of Marienberg in the Saxon Ore Mountains . Gerlach, 1806 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

personal data
SURNAME	Pistorius, Elias senior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Pistorius, Elia; Beck, Elias
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Lutheran theologian, preacher, pastor and rector
DATE OF BIRTH	April 1590
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Joachimsthal
DATE OF DEATH	February 14, 1664
Place of death	Olbernhau

[1] State Archives Pilsen, parish register Joachimsthal No. 3, p. 175b.

[2] Announcements from the North Bohemian Excursions Club . Der Club, 1895 ( google.de [accessed November 25, 2017]).

[3] Numismatic Journal . Self-published by the Austrian Numismatic Society, 1904 ( google.de [accessed on November 28, 2017]).

[4] Messages from the Association for the History of Germans in the Sudetenland . Der Verein, 1869 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[5] Messages from the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia . Brockhaus, 1871 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[6] Martin Opitz: Latin works . Walter de Gruyter, 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-023792-4 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[7] Renate Juergensen: Bibliotheca Norica . Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-447-04540-7 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[8] Main story since 1621 and post-history: 2 . 1844 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[9] Society for the history of Protestantism in Austria: year book . J. Klinkhardt, 1889 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[10] Sächsische Kirchengalerie, The Schönburgische Receßherrschaften together with the ephorias Annaberg, Marienberg and Frauenstein, Vol. 12, p. 73

[11] Carl W. Hering: History of the Saxon highlands: with special reference to the Lauterstein office and neighboring cities, castles and manors . Barth, 1827 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[12] EF Simon: Historical-geographical-topographical news from the mountain town of Zschoppau . 1821 ( google.de [accessed November 25, 2017]).

[13] Pfei - Rin . Heyse, 1819 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).

[14] Christian Wilhelm Friedrich Schmid: Small fragments to the attempt of a scholarly history of bored Marienbergers: A contribution to the city history of Marienberg in the Saxon Ore Mountains . Gerlach, 1806 ( google.de [accessed November 24, 2017]).