Heinrich Meene
Johann Heinrich Meene (born April 11, 1710 in Bremen , † May 20, 1782 in Jever ) was a German Protestant theologian , consistorial councilor and superintendent of the Evangelical Church in Jever.
Life
Meene was born as the third son of the Bremen merchant Barthold Meene and his second wife Maria Elisabeth born. Mill born. His uncle, his mother's brother, was Heinrich Muhlius , general superintendent in the ducal Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf . Meene was first brought up by private tutors and later attended the cathedral school and the Athenaeum in Bremen . He then studied Protestant theology from 1730 to 1733 at the universities of Helmstedt and Leipzig . In 1734 he got a job as a preacher in Volkersheim near Hildesheim and in 1737 came to the chapel of St. Johannis (hospital church) in Quedlinburg as a preacher . In 1749 he moved to the main church of St. Benedict as chief preacher . In 1757 he was appointed superintendent of the Jever rule and held this position until his death.
Because of his open appearance, Meene came into conflict with the government and was twice suspended for several months. He was a well-known pulpit speaker and published a variety of writings. His main work is Luther's Great Jever Catechism , published in 1764 , in which Meene explained the Reformer's Small Catechism in a total of 2,397 questions .
family
Meene was married to Ursula Augusta born in 1734. zum Felde († 1765), the daughter of the Kiel professor and chief preacher Albrecht zum Felde († 1721).
Fonts
- Impartial examination of the treatise: Written and rational consideration of the mutual reasons for and against the quite infinite unhappiness of the criminals of God. 3 parts. Helmstedt 1747-1748.
- From a detailed explanation of the little Catechismi Lutheri. Jever. 1764.
- The altars of the Christians. Oldenburg. 1765.
- Defense of the larger Jever catechism in a letter to his reverend the professor of theology D. Johann Peter Miller . Jever. 1780.
- Bibliotheca Meeniana. Bremen. 1783.
literature
- Wilhelm Friedrich Meyer: Meene, Heinrich. In: Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 , pp. 443-444 ( online ).
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Meene in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meene, Heinrich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meene, Johann Heinrich (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1710 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1782 |
| Place of death | Jever |