Heinrich Maius

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Heinrich Maius (born November 23, 1545 in Sangerhausen , † September 28, 1607 in Heidelberg ) was a German Protestant theologian.

Life

Prepared for school in his hometown, he attended the University of Leipzig for five years starting in the summer semester of 1561 , where in the summer semester of 1564 he obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophical science. After having been a teacher at the school in his hometown for three years, he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg on February 17, 1568, and obtained a master's degree there on March 9, 1568 . Thereupon he returned in 1568 as rector of the school in Sangerhausen and moved to the school in Nordhausen as rector in 1570 . In 1573 he was ordained as a pastor in Kapellendorf . During this time he continued his theological studies at the University of Jena from the winter semester of 1574 . In 1578 he took over the position of pastor of Wernigerode , as court preacher to the Counts of Stolberg .

Although he had signed the formula of the Concord , he was initially rejected as a cryptocalvinist . A certificate from the theological faculty of the University of Jena , however, removed the reservations. He was now the county Stollberg as superintendent before. His theological studies in Jena on continuing, he brought on 11 October 1582 Promotion to Doctor of Divinity one. Maius was in correspondence with Martin Chemnitz and his brother-in-law Heinrich Schneidewein.

Although he was not a fan of the concord formula, he signed it for the county of Stolberg under pressure from the Saxon electors. When the Chancellor Nikolaus Krell pushed for a Philippist orientation in Electoral Saxony , he went to the University of Wittenberg in 1588 and became the fourth professor of theology there. When Georg Mylius was expelled from Wittenberg, he rose to the professorship in 1589 and took over the position of provost at the Wittenberg Castle Church . After he had been dean of the theological faculty in the summer semester of 1590, he managed the fortunes of the university in the winter semester of 1590 as prorector .

After the death of Elector Christian I of Saxony , the Gnesiolutherans regained the upper hand in Saxon church politics. Due to his Calvinist views, Maius was dismissed from office in 1592. He then went to the Lower Palatinate as a village pastor , then became an inspector in Billigheim and finally, in 1599, pastor and consistorial assessor in Heidelberg, where he then died.

family

Maius was married to Ursula Kaldenbach, the daughter of Daniel Kaldenbach the Elder. J. There are children from the marriage. We know of these:

  1. Theodor Majus (* ± 1569 in Sangerhausen), December 17, 1588 Uni. Wittenberg, 1614 Mag. Phil. University of Helmstedt , 1605 deacon in Wolmirstedt, 1607 pastor in Ebendorf near Barleben, 1613 Rev. Ampfurth
  2. Heinrich Maius (* Wernigerode) December 17, 1588 Uni. Wittenberg
  3. Daniel Maius (* Wernigerode) October 19, 1590 Uni. Wittenberg
  4. Katharina Maius (* ± 1585 in Wernigerode; † March 16, 1636 in Bergzabern) m. (I) October 8, 1606 in Bergzabern with Rev. in Nünschweiler Johann Heinrich Exter, married. (II) February 9, 1628 in Zweibrücken with Rev. Christoph Metternach in Hornbach / Pfalz
  5. Gottfried Maius (~ January 30, 1589 in Wittenberg; † February 4, 1589 ibid.)

Works

  • Commentarius in Danielem
  • De uno Evangelio
  • De uno salvandi modo per sidem in Christ
  • De ecclesia & fignis eam monstrantibus, & an sit visibilis

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