Ján Sinapius-Horčička

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Ján Sinapius-Horčička (* 1625 in Oravský Podzámok , then Kingdom of Hungary ; † August 6, 1682 in Halle (Saale) ; also called Johann Sinapius the Elder ) was a Slovak humanist and theologian . He was the brother of the theologian and poet Daniel Sinapius-Horčička and the uncle of the historian Johann Sinapius .

Life

After studying in Königsberg , among other places , he was first as vice-rector and later rector in Bánovce nad Bebravou (Banowitz) and Hlohovec (Freistadtl). From 1652 Sinapius was a pastor in Skalica (Skalitz), Veličná , Brezno and finally in Trenčín (Trenčín) in the Waag Valley . Because of counter-reformation measures in Royal Hungary, he was forced to emigrate. He went into exile, first in Görlitz , and from around 1677 in Halle an der Saale , where he died.

Works

  • Henoch Cum Deodorant Ambulans (Görlitz: Zipper 1676)
  • Chur Sächsisches Rauten Kräntzlein (o.O. 1677)
  • Chur Saxon Golden Faith Chain (o.O. 1677)
  • Sylvula venatoria (o.O. 1678)
  • Pupilla principum, princely eye = apple (Wittenberg: goat leg [1679])
  • Denck = meal of the highest debt (Halle: Salfeld 1679)
  • Clava Herculis (Jena: Bauhöfer 1681)
  • Ornithica Sacra, ecclesiastical bird = Beitze (Halle: Walter [1682])
  • Idea Boni Principis (Hall: Walter 1682)
  • Jesus = child (Halle: Walter no year)

literature

  • Article 'Sinapius-Horčička, Ján.' In: Slovenský biografický slovník. Vol. 5. Martin 1992, p. 263.
  • P. Rainer Rudolf, Eduard Ulreich: Karpatendeutsches Biographisches Lexikon. Working group of the Carpathian Germans from Slovakia, Stuttgart 1988, ISBN 3-927096-00-8 , p. 310.
  • Ingrid Bigler-Marschall / Franz Heiduk: Sinapius, Johann. In: Hubert Herkommer / Carl Ludwig Lang (ed.): German Literature Lexicon. Biographical-bibliographical manual. Justified v. Wilhelm Kosch. Third, completely reworked. Ed. Vol. 18: Siff-Spoerri. Bern, Munich 1998, column 94f.
  • Cornelia Rémi: About hunting in spiritual forests. On the title metaphor of the Sylvula venatoria (1678) by Johannes Sinapius. In: Deviating résumés, poetic orders. For Volker Hoffmann. Ed. V. Thomas Betz, Franziska Mayer. Vol. 1. Munich 2005, pp. 49-69.

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personal data
SURNAME Sinapius-Horčička, Ján
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Johann Sinapius the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Slovak humanist and theologian
DATE OF BIRTH 1625
PLACE OF BIRTH Oravský Podzámok , then Hungary
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1682
Place of death Halle (Saale)