Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen

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Portrait of Freylinghausen, 1734 ( aetatis 64 )

Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen (* December 2, 1670 in Gandersheim ; † February 12, 1739 in Halle (Saale) ) was a theologian of the pietistic Hallesche Schule and, as a pupil and successor of August Hermann Francke , who was also his father-in-law, the second director of Francke Foundations .

Life

Freylinghausen studied theology in Jena, got to know Joachim Justus Breithaupt , was won over by August Hermann Francke in Halle for Pietism , and in 1695 became his assistant in the ministry in Glaucha. When Francke took over the pastorate at St. Ulrich in 1715 , Freylingshausen followed him there as an assistant. In 1727 he succeeded Francke as pastor in the St. Ulrich's Church. In 1739 he died in Halle as pastor of Ortisei and director of the orphanage and education center.

In addition to his administrative work, Freylinghausen's importance lies primarily in the field of hymnology . He composed 44 sacred songs himself, but organized several larger song collections. His witty hymn book with 1500 older and newer sacred songs became widely known as Freylinghausen's hymn book . Since the first part was published in 1704, it has seen several editions in quick succession and has shaped a whole generation of hymn books. In this hymn book four sacred songs by JJ Breithaupt were published. In the Evangelical Hymn book under EG 356 there is the song Es ist in no other Heil, no name otherwise given, a song by Freylinghausen, for which he wrote the text of the first stanza.

Francke family crypt with Freylinghausen's grave

His Foundation of Theology has been widely read and published fourteen times by 1744.

Since 1715 he was married to Francke's daughter, his own goddaughter, Johanna Sophia Anastasia Francke (1697–1771), 27 years his junior. The couple had a son, Gottlieb Anastasius Freylinghausen , who later also became director of the orphanage, and two daughters. One of them was Auguste Sophie (1717–1763), who married Johann Konrad Philipp Niemeyer (1711–1767), who was archdeacon in Halle. Theologians David Gottlieb and August Hermann Niemeyer were among their children . Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen was buried in the Halle Stadtgottesacker (arch 80/81) in the family crypt of August Hermann Francke.

The great hall in the Francke Foundations is named after him.

Fonts

  • Foundation of theology. With an opening ed. by Matthias Paul. Reprint of the Halle edition, Waysenhaus publisher, 1703. Olms-Weidmann, Hildesheim / Zurich / New York 2005, ISBN 3-487-12764-4
  • Spirit-rich song book , Orphanage, Hall 1704 ( digital version of the 3rd edition 1706 )
  • Compendium or Kurtzer concept of the whole Christian doctrine in 34 articles, together with a summary presentation of the divine order of the Heyl, simple-minded and written in questions and answers designed by Jo. Anastasio Freylinghausen. Orphanage, Halle 1766.

literature

Web links

Commons : Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Brecht: August Hermann Francke and the Halle Pietism . In: History of Pietism. The 17th and early 18th centuries . tape 1 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1993, ISBN 3-525-55343-9 , pp. 474 .
  2. ↑ Martin Brecht: August Hermann Francke and the Halle Pietism . In: Martin Brecht (ed.): History of Pietism. Pietism from the 17th to the early 18th centuries . tape 1 . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1993, ISBN 3-525-55343-9 , pp. 474 .
predecessor Office successor
August Hermann Francke Director of the Francke Institutes
1727–1739 		Gotthilf August Francke
personal data
SURNAME Freylinghausen, Johann Anastasius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Theologian of the pietistic school in Halle
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1670
PLACE OF BIRTH Gandersheim
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1739
Place of death Halle (Saale)