Heinrich Wolf (pastor)

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Heinrich Wolf

Heinrich Söncke Theodor Wolf (born September 18, 1801 in Krummendiek , † April 2, 1887 in Ballenstedt ) was a German Protestant theologian. In 1855 he was appointed the first pastor of the Great Church in Bremerhaven.

Life

Heinrich Wolf his father was Konrad Heinrich Wolf , who later became the main preacher in Wilster .

Wolf was ordained on September 30, 1827 . The place of employment was Hemmingstedt until 1835 . Then he was the main pastor in Kiel . He was involved in the Schleswig-Holstein survey . In 1848 he was elected to the Schleswig-Holstein state assembly for the constituency of Wilster . In the Duchy of Holstein he was released by the Danes in 1854. When Bremerhaven's Great Church - from 1927 the Mayor Smidt Memorial Church - was built and the pastor was wanted, Wolf prevailed over five other candidates.

"Although he emerged from a Lutheran regional church, he was heartily attached to the Union."

- Theodor Sachau

He took office on January 18, 1856. The freedom of a Christian was for him the highest commandment. On December 13, 1875, he held the funeral service for the 85 Bremerhaven victims of the attack on the Moselle . He was retired on September 30, 1880 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Bremer Pfarrerbuch, vol. 2. Hauschild, Bremen 1996, p. 184.
  2. ↑ a b Church Council of the United Protestant Congregation (ed.): 150 Years of the Great Church - Mayor Smidt Memorial Church (2005) , p. 17.
personal data
SURNAME Wolf, Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wolf, Heinrich Söncke Theodor (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pastor in Dithmarschen, Kiel and Bremerhaven
DATE OF BIRTH September 18, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Krummendiek
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 1887
Place of death Ballenstedt