Jakob Salzmann

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Jakob Salzmann , also Jacobus Salandronius (* 1484 in Marbach in the Rhine Valley ; † October or November 1526 in Chur ) was a Swiss educator and pioneer of the Reformation in Chur.

Life

Career

He studied from 1504 to 1509 at the University of Basel and obtained his doctorate in 1506 as a Baccalaureus and in 1509 as a Magister Artium ; he met Huldrych Zwingli during his studies , as did Leo Jud , with whom he later corresponded.

During his studies he already taught as a teacher at the St. Theodorschule Latin School (today: Gymnasium am Münsterplatz ) in Basel ; his students included the later Vice Chancellor of Vienna, Jakob von Jonas , the reformer Johannes Döring and the lawyer , humanist and composer Bonifacius Amerbach . He was also invited to the Amerbach house and got to know his brother, Bruno Amerbach (1484–1519), with whom he later often exchanged ideas.

Presumably he also studied in Vienna; This fact is supported by the fact that he also referred to Joachim Vadian as his teacher and was at least known to him before his return to St. Gallen .

In 1511 he became a schoolmaster at the cathedral school Auf dem Hof in Chur, where clergy and lay people from the city of Chur were taught. In 1524 he left the cathedral school to teach at the newly founded city school in Chur as director and city schoolmaster.

He died of the plague with his entire family in 1526 .

Reformation work

Because of his work at the cathedral school, Jakob Salzmann was initially friends with Bishop Paul Ziegler and the abbot of St. Luzi, Theodul Schlegel , who was executed for high treason in 1529.

In Chur he had known himself to be a German heretic since 1517, that is, since Martin Luther's posting of the theses, defended him wherever he could and distributed his writings in Chur; he also had a lively correspondence with Huldrych Zwingli and Joachim Vadian.

Together with Johannes Comander , who was appointed pastor to the main church of St. Martin in Chur in 1523 , Jakob Salzmann was one of the main promoters of the Reformation in Chur.

Religious talk from 7th to 9th January 1526 in Ilanz

Jakob Salzmann took part in the religious conversation between supporters and opponents of the Reformation in Ilanz from January 7th to 9th, 1526. The Catholic party was led by the Episcopal Vicar General Peter Speyser, called Johann Fabri , the auxiliary bishop Paul Ziegler and the abbot of St. Luzi, Theodul Schlegel. The most important exponents of the Reformed were Johannes Comander, Johannes Pontisella, father of Johannes Pontisella the Elder , Johannes Blasius and Philipp Gallicius ; Two MPs from Zurich also took part. Two assessors from each federal government supervised the disputation . In this and later disputations, the Reformed demanded that discussions should only be based on the Bible .

Johannes Comander presented a paper with 18 theses and the Reformed argued more skillfully and with better knowledge of the Bible and were thus able to defend and propagate their cause. The discussion remained open. The action brought by the episcopal party was not followed up by the Bundestag.

The religious discussion led to the second Ilanz article , which severely curtailed the rights of the Catholic Church and the bishop and helped the Reformation to break through. During the religious talks, Jakob Salzmann took over the recordings after Sebastian Hofmeister had been expelled.

literature

  • Jakob Salzmann . In: Karl Heinz Burmeister: News on the biography of the schoolmaster Jakob Salzmann in Chur, along with 6 letters to Bruno and Bonifaz Amerbach (1511-19) . Journal of Swiss History , Volume 10. 1930.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daniel Albrecht Fechter: History of the school system in Basel up to 1589 . Seul, 1837 ( google.de [accessed on May 18, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Amerbach, Bruno. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Emidio Campi, Amy Nelson Burnett, Martin Ernst Hirzel, Frank Mathwig: The Swiss Reformation: A manual . P. 314 and 322. Theologischer Verlag Zurich, 2017, ISBN 978-3-290-17887-1 ( google.de [accessed on May 18, 2020]).
  4. ↑ St. Luzi. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Graubünden church history. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Huldrych Zwingli letters - overview of letters. Retrieved May 18, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Data on the Reformation. Refurmo Oberengadin, accessed on May 18, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Michael Durst: Studies on the History of the Diocese of Chur (451-2001) . Saint-Paul, 2002, ISBN 978-3-7278-1366-5 ( google.de [accessed on May 18, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Salzmann, Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salandronius, Jacob; Salandronius, Jacobus; Salandronius, Jacobus; Aleander, Jacob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss educator and reformer
DATE OF BIRTH 1484
PLACE OF BIRTH Marbach in the Rhine Valley
DATE OF DEATH 1526
Place of death Chur