Heinrich Leuchter

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Heinrich Leuchter (* 1558 in Melsungen ; † August 17, 1623 in Darmstadt ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran theologian .

Life

Heinrich Leuchter studied in Marburg theology and became a student of Giles Hunnius . After he received his doctorate in theology in 1585, he became pastor in Kirtorf and finally in 1588 superintendent and preacher in Marburg.

Landgrave Moritz von Hessen-Kassel dismissed him on July 22nd, 1605 because he refused to accept his so-called "points of improvement", which were supposed to make the University of Marburg a stronghold of Calvinism .

Landgrave Ludwig V of Hessen-Darmstadt accepted Leuchter as court preacher in 1606 and appointed him as Darmstadt superintendent in 1608. Because of his in-depth theological knowledge, Leuchter was one of the delegates who were supposed to settle the kenosis-crypsis dispute in Christology between theologians from Giessen and Tübingen .

In addition to his theological achievements, Leuchter was already successful as a student in the field of Latin poetry.

family

Leuchter was married to Catharine Orth (1564–1649) from 1586. They had a total of 12 children, among whom the sons Georg (1590–1652) and Heinrich jun. († 1623) were also pastors.

Works

  • Trawrige Newe Zeitung Outside the town of Grunberg in Hesse, there on the first day of May, this running year 1606. A barren citizen first stabbed an old man of 70 years in the streets, suddenly and unexpectedly stabbed, 1606
  • Antiqua Hessorum fides christiana et vera, that is a historical report of the old and true Christian faith or religion of the Hessians, 1607
  • Discourse of a number of signs that occurred in heaven and here on earth, partly in the past 1612, partly in the 1613 years that are now going, in 1613

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SURNAME Leuchter, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Evangelical Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 1558
PLACE OF BIRTH Melsungen
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1623
Place of death Darmstadt