Fabian Timaeus
Fabian Timäus (* 1507 in Goldberg , Silesia ; † January 31, 1581 in Stettin ) was a Lutheran theologian and from 1563 to 1570 superintendent of Pomerania-Stettin.
Live and act
Fabian Timäus began his studies with the famous Rector Valentin Potsendorf in his birthplace Goldberg. In 1537 he was a student at the University of Wittenberg with Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon .
He gained his first preaching experience under the Pomesan bishop Paul Speratus in Marienwerder in Prussia. After a short teaching activity in various places in Silesia , he was called by Krossen to Sagan as a preacher in 1540 . Ten years later he officiated in Guben, Brandenburg .
In 1563 he received from the Pomeranian Duke Barnim IX. the appointment as court preacher at the castle church in Stettin . When the superintendent (the term “general superintendent” came up later) Paul von Rhoda died in the same year , he also assumed this office until 1570.
His successor was Christoph Stymmel .
literature
- Ernst Müller: The Protestant clergy in Pomerania from the Reformation to the present , 2nd part: The administrative district of Köslin , Stettin 1912
See also
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Paul from Rode |
Superintendent of Pomerania-Stettin 1563 - 1574 |
Christoph Stymmel |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Timaeus, Fabian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1507 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Goldberg , Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 1581 |
| Place of death | Szczecin |