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Gotthard Schuster (* 1674 in Langenhessen ; † 1761 in Zwickau ) was a Protestant theologian and hymn poet.
He was born as the son of pastor Gottfried Schuster († 1684). Schuster first attended the grammar school in Altenburg , from 1697 the University of Leipzig , where he obtained the title of Magister in 1700. In 1702 he became a catechist in Paunsdorf near Leipzig, 1703 pastor in Stenn southwest of Zwickau , 1706 protodiacon at the Katharinenkirche in Zwickau, 1727 archdeacon of the St. Mary's Church .
Works
- The devoutly singing Evangelical Zion, or complete song book: which contains twelve hundred songs in which Chur- and Fürstl. Saxon churches, also in other places, are sung. Zwickau 1736.
- M. Gotthard Schuster's spiritual home and school teacher, who writes the Sunday and feast day Evangelia, as well as different biblical penance and Passion texts ... along with Christian contemplations of death - and a song and prayer book ... to the Light put. Zwickau 1738 (4th edition, ibid. 1741).
- Numerous other theological texts and funeral sermons that can be researched on GBV .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schuster, Gotthard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Lutheran theologian and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1674 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenhessen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1761 |
| Place of death | Zwickau |