Elisabeth Cruciger
Elisabeth Cruciger (or Kreuziger, Creutziger etc.) (* around 1500 in Meseritz in Hinterpommern ; † May 2, 1535 in Wittenberg ) belonged to Martin Luther's circle of friends and was the first poet of sacred songs in the Reformation environment.
Life
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She was born as Elisabeth von Meseritz into a Pomeranian aristocratic family and was brought to the Marienbusch Premonstratensian monastery in Treptow an der Rega as a child . She took classes in reading and writing, learned Latin, and studied the Bible and chanted psalms. Through Johannes Bugenhagen she got to know Reformation ideas, converted to the Lutheran faith, left the monastery in 1522 and went to Wittenberg , where she lived in Bugenhagen's household and in 1524 married the theologian Caspar Cruciger (a student and colleague of Martin Luther ). As a pastor's wife, she also took part in the theological table discussions, Martin Luther addressed her as “Dear Els”. Cruciger maintained close contact with Katharina von Bora . Elisabeth gave birth to a daughter and a son, Caspar Cruciger the Elder. J. had. The daughter Elisabeth (* 1529) married - as the widow of Rector Kegel - around 1563 in Eisleben D. Martin Luther's (1483–1546) son Hans Luther (1526–1575).
Elisabeth Cruciger is considered to be the first hymn poet of the Evangelical Church . In Wittenberg, where the family lived at Collegienstraße 81, there is a memorial plaque.
Works
- Epiphany song Herr Christ, the unified son of God in the Evangelical Hymn book (EG) No. 67 (originally called: "Eyn Lobsanck vom Christo", first published in Erfurt 1524 in Ein Enchiridion or Handbüchlein , the second oldest Evangelical hymn book)
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Elisabeth Cruciger. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 1170-1171.
- Carl Bertheau the Younger : Kreutziger, Elisabeth . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, p. 148 f.
- Sonja Domröse: Women of the Reformation, learned, courageous and firm in faith , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-525-55012-0
- Wolfgang Herbst (Ed.): Composers and songwriters of the Evangelical Hymnbook (Handbook for the Evangelical Hymnal, Volume 2). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1999, ISBN 3-525-50318-0 .
- Walther Killy : Literature Lexicon. Authors and works in German . Directmedia Publications, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-89853-109-0 . (1 CD-ROM)
- Elisabeth Schneider-Böklen: Elisabeth Cruciger, the first female poet of Protestantism . In: worship and church music . Issue 2/1994, p. 32 ff.
- Wolfgang Herbst: Who is who in the hymnal? ( books.google.de )
Web links
- Literature by and about Elisabeth Cruciger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications by and about Elisabeth Cruciger in VD 16 .
- 500 years of the Reformation - Elisabeth Cruciger . EFiD website, accessed July 29, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ 500 years of the Reformation Elisabeth Cruciger EFiD website, accessed on July 29, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cruciger, Elisabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Creutziger, Elisabeth; Kreuziger, Elisabeth; Meseritz, Elisabeth von (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Poet of sacred songs |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1500 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Meseritz , Western Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 2, 1535 |
| Place of death | Wittenberg |