Germanus Lüdke

Germanus Lüdke (born October 2, 1683 in Stendal ; † April 1, 1735 ibid), also Luidtke or Hermannus Luidtcke, was a German theologian and archdeacon at the cathedral in Stendal .

ancestry

Tomb of Germanus Lüdke in Stendal Cathedral

Tomb of Germanus Lüdke in Stendal Cathedral

(Mathäus) According to his epitaph, Germanus Lüdtke was born on October 2, 1683 in Stendal and baptized on October 7, 1683 in Stendal's Marienkirche.

According to the baptismal register, his parents are Christian Luidtke , mayor of Stendal, and Maria Schönebeck , daughter of the treasurer and mayor of Stendal Benedict Schönebeck and granddaughter of the former mayor Bartholomäus Schönebeck .

Direct ancestors are the Havelsberg canon Matthäus Ludecus and the electoral Brandenburg chancellor Johann Weinlob .

family

The marriage entry of Germanus Lüdke and Maria Elisabeth Otte can be found in the church registers of Stendal's Marienkirche. They married in 1714.

The Enlightenment theologian Friedrich Germanus Lüdke is known from his children .

Education and professional career

Tomb of Germanus Lüdke in Stendal Cathedral (upper part with the crane coat of arms of the Lüdke family)

From his tombstone, which is in a side chapel of the Stendal Cathedral, the following curriculum vitae emerges (in analogous translation of the Latin text):

“The foundations of his learning were laid here in his hometown, formed in Berlin, and perfected to the highest in Leipzig, Halle and Jena. He had no false ambitions, but lived according to the will of God. He has held the office of servant of this 3rd house of God since the year 1713. What he taught in terms of knowledge, he has testified in his life. Eventually a rare disease took him off. On April 1, 1735, he calmly gave his soul back to God ”.

The stone was donated by his widow and four grieving children.

He was enrolled at the University of Leipzig in the summer semester of 1705 and at the University of Halle in June 1707. In 1713 he became a preacher and in 1716 a deacon at the cathedral in Stendal. He was the youngest deacon at the cathedral in Stendal and most recently archdeacon.

In Halle he had studied theology with August Hermann Francke . Several letters have been preserved in the archive of the Francke Foundations .

In the pastor's book for the Altmark he is mentioned as "Adjunkt Stendal Dom III for the period from 1716 to 1735".

Works

• About the early but blissful death of two well-off sons and beloved brothers / Who soon followed each other within the third month, from the outcome of Martii to June 11th, 1721, namely ... Gottfried Daniel Schartows, faithful teacher by the Löbl. Forcadian Regiment in Berlin And ... George Friederich Schartows, been Königl. Prussian Secretarii ... Wolte To some consolation and erection of the deeply saddened parents and all close friends well-meaning, out of pity and love open his thoughts A close blood friend and cousin belonging to the Schartow house in Berlin, Berlin 1721, (VD18 90621530) digital
• Lüdke was involved in the editing of the Altmärkisch and Prignitzische newly established chant book by the theologian Johann Christoph Meurer (1668–1740), the first edition of which was published in Stendal in 1734 and had around 30 editions by the end of the 19th century.
• In the book by Gottfried Christian Götzen (General Superintendent in Lübeck) there are prints of a condolence letter dated May 20, 1728 to the widow, together with a memorial poem for the deceased and letters dated January 12, 1725, March 13, 1725 and November 2, 1725.
• He gave a cheering sermon in Stendal Cathedral on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the Reformation on October 31, 1717.
• For the memorial for his "blood brother", the court attorney Benedikt Rost , he wrote a mourning poem

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Baptismal register of the Marienkirche in Stendal, Anno 1683, No. 13.
2. ↑ Several images of the grave of his ancestors in the Marienkirche in Stendal are in the archive of Florian Seiffert. ( Marienkirche in Stendal: The grave chapel Schönebeck - Salzwedel. )
3. ↑ Matthias Bugaeus: funeral sermon for Germanus Luidtke. Stendal 1673. (Braunschweig City Archives, Vol. 95 No. 25)
4. ↑ Several images of his tombstone can be found in Florian Seiffert's archive. ( St. Nicholas Cathedral in Stendal: The graves of Germanus Lüdke and Christoph Schönebeck. ) There are also explanations of the coats of arms of the von Lüdke and Schönebeck families
5. ↑ Luidtcke, Germanus. Biographical information on the website of the Francke Foundations in Halle (Saale).
6. ^ Letter from Germanus Luidtcke to August Hermann Francke. on the website of the Francke Foundations in Halle (Saale).
7. ↑ Uwe Czubatynski: Evangelical pastor book for the Altmark. 2nd Edition. Rühstädt 2006, p. 174. (online at: rambow.de ) (PDF; 2.3 MB)
8. ^ Lothar Noack, Jürgen Splett: Bio-Bibliographien. Brandenburg scholars of the early modern period. Mark Brandenburg 1640-1713. de Gruyter, Berlin 2001, p. 314 Digital reading sample: [1]
9. ↑ Gottfried Christian Götzen, Church Book of Faithful Prayers, or, Random Thoughts: About some song hooters in which Evangelical Lutheran Churches are publicly used: the Lord's congregation for the better contemplation: and opened benevolently along with a number of accompanying documents ( 1728), p. 123 ff., Digital: [2]
10. ↑ The handwriting of the disposition is in the Landesarchiv Thüringen - Staatsarchiv Gotha Estate Cyprian, Ernst Salomon Signature: LATh-StA Gotha, Oberkonsistorium Gen. Loc. 26, No. 12, Bl. 209r-210v [3]
11. ↑ Mourning poem by MG Luidtke in: Childlike tears and last friendship duty / Bey the blissful withering and Christ-usual funeral of ... Mr. Benedictus Rosts / been Hoff and Cammer court advocates, as well as city judges on the Friedrichs -Werder and Friedrich-Stadt, whose day of death was the 5th of December. of the 1724th year, the day of the funeral but the ... 10th Dec. said year; ... collected in some mourning poems, from inside genealogy, VD18 90756371, 1724, p. 16 ff digital