Hans Tausen

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Hans Tausen, the reformer

Hans Tausen , also called Johann Tausen or Taussen (* around 1494 in Birkende on Fyn , Denmark ; † November 11, 1561 in Ribe ), was a Danish theologian and Protestant reformer.

Life

Hans Tausen as bishop
Statute of Hans Tausen in Ripen, where he worked as bishop

Very little is known about his childhood and youth. The family name and its inclusion in a rich monastery indicate an origin from the lower nobility. He attended Latin schools in Odense and Slagelse and then became a monk in the Johanniterkloster in Antvorskov near Slagelse. In November 1516 he came to study at the University of Rostock , where he first received a bachelor's degree in 1517 and then a master's degree in 1519 . In 1520 he is mentioned as Dominus, which indicates his ordination. In 1521 he studied in Leuven and shortly afterwards in Wittenberg , where he met Martin Luther personally and took up Lutheran teachings. In 1525 he came back to the Antvorskover monastery, but was sent to Viborg in Jutland after his Reformation sentiments became known .

Since he did not give up his conviction and was no longer safe of his life, he asked the citizens here for protection. They accepted him and had him preach first in the cemetery and later in the Franciscan Church. He also introduced Vespers with singing in the mother tongue. Little by little, many citizens and also some members of the cathedral chapter and the clergy joined him. The bishop was unable to do anything against him.

In Viborg, a printer from Stuttgart set up a printing press with which Tausen's Reformation writings were produced and distributed throughout the country, including translations of Martin Luther's writings. The Reformation spread from Viborg to the other cities of Jutland .

In the meantime, Tausen went to Copenhagen , where he preached at the request of King Frederick I and was very popular. On Lord's Day 1530, 21 Lutheran preachers appeared, who presented a Reformation document with the so-called 43 Copenhagen Articles. The Danish bishops hoped for a clarification from this religious talk, in which the Franciscan Nikolaus von Herborn was to dispute with thousands. But the predicants insisted that the questions of faith be discussed in their mother tongue.

The July 14th 1530 recess approved the sermon according to the Scriptures. For many he was too conservative, they wanted to take radical measures against the old church and its customs. Christian II's Bible had already appeared in 1524 through the work of three Danish translators . Tausen now translated the Pentateuch into Danish, which could be printed in 1535. By 1543, Tausen also made a Danish translation of the remaining biblical books, which, however, never appeared in print. The manuscript of this translation has been lost to this day. He also created a postil and an agenda. He was involved in the elaboration of the church order and the Reformation of the University of Copenhagen in 1537, then he worked in Roskilde . In 1542 Johannes Bugenhagen consecrated him as Bishop of Ripen . Thousands worked there as a preacher and writer for 20 years. His statue can be found in front of the Ribe Cathedral . In 2004, on the occasion of the 475th anniversary of the Reformation, a memorial in honor of Hans Tausen was unveiled in Viborg. The modern sculpture was created by the Danish artist Bjørn Nørgaard .

See also

  • Hans-Tausen-Eiskap , second largest ice cap in Northern Greenland and the largest in Peary Land

literature

Web links

Commons : Hans Tausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hofmeister, Adolph: The matriculation of the University of Rostock II. (Mich. 1499 - Ost. 1611) Rostock 1891 Cf. alternative place of origin / birth with Hofmeister "de Selandia" - "von Seeland", see entry by "Iohannes Tasen" below "Mensis Novembris"
  2. ↑ Registration of Hans Tausen in the Rostock matriculation portal
  3. ↑ Doctorate on Hans Tausen's bachelor's degree in the Rostock matriculation portal
  4. ↑ Hans Tausen's doctorate in the Rostock matriculation portal
  5. ↑ Hans Volz : Martin Luther's German Bible, Hamburg 1978, page 244
personal data
SURNAME Thousands, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thousands, Johann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish Protestant theologian and reformer
DATE OF BIRTH 1494
PLACE OF BIRTH Birch trees
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1561
Place of death Ribe