Johann Christfried Sagittarius

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Johann Christfried Sagittarius

Johann Christfried Sagittarius (born September 28, 1617 in Breslau ; † February 18, 1689 in Altenburg ) was a German church historian and Lutheran theologian.

Life

His parents were Thomas Sagittarius (1577–1621), professor of Greek language and logic and principal at the grammar school in Breslau, and Magdalena Cather († June 25, 1623 in Jena). Johann Christfried Sagittarius was born in Breslau on September 28, 1617, and was baptized one day later. He spent his early childhood in his hometown. After the early death of his father, his mother moved back to Jena . After his mother's death, he was educated by his guardian, the Princely Saxon-Weimar feudal secretary Christoph Schaper, and from 1623 attended school in Jena. In 1628 he was accepted by his uncle Caspar Sagittarius (1597–1667), who was the rector of the Martinsschule in Braunschweig . There he completed his further training under his uncle, the vice-principal Magister Bartholomäus Schnelle, and the sub-principal, Magister Ludwig Fiedler. He later taught his younger cousin Caspar Sagittarius while he was in high school.

In 1636 he moved to the University of Jena , where he studied at the philosophical and theological faculty. His teachers at the philosophical faculty were Philipp Horst (1584–1664), Daniel Stahl , Johann Zeisold (1599–1667), Paul Slevogt and Johann Michael Dilherr . At the theological faculty, these were Johannes Major , Johann Gerhard , Johann Himmel and Salomo Glassius . In 1641 he became vice principal of the city school in Hof (Saale) , on May 8, 1643 he acquired the academic degree of a master's degree in philosophy in Jena, and on June 5 of the same year he became principal of the city school in Jena. After giving private lectures in addition to his rectorate, he became professor of history and poetry at the Jena Salana on August 12, 1646. In this capacity he was dean of the philosophical faculty in 1648 and 1650 and was administrator of the academic goods.

On July 6, 1651, he gave a trial sermon to apply for the office of superintendent in Orlamünde . In order to meet the requirements for this position, he registered on September 18, 1651 for the theological doctoral examination. On February 19, 1652 he held his inaugural dissertation Disp. theol. in qua versus 19-23 ex Epistola ad Rome. IX a Calvinianorum corruptelis vindicantur (Jena 1652) under Johannes Musaeus . On August 12, 1651 he was ordained in Altenburg, on August 18, 1651 superintendent in Orlamünde and on August 31 of the same year in Jena he received his doctorate in theology. As Orlamünder Superintendent he supervised the school system of the church district, campaigned for the restoration of the church buildings destroyed in the Thirty Years War and in 1652 expanded the widows' fund there.

In 1656 Friedrich Wilhelm von Sachsen-Altenburg appointed him to Altenburg as general superintendent and court preacher. For this he completed the necessary trial sermon on August 24, 1656. He began the new office on November 9, 1656. In this function, Sagittarius was the duke's advisor in church affairs, ordained the new pastors and organized the church and school system of the state of Saxony-Altenburg. In addition to visitations and church conferences, he took part in the publication of the ten-volume edition of Martin Luther's works , the Altenburg Bible and the book of proverbs . He also published specific writings on Luther.

family

Sagittarius married on November 21, 1642 in Hof (Saale) Anna Maria Reinel († October 16, 1700 in Altenburg), the eldest daughter of the pastor in Hof (Saale) Magister Paul Reinelius (* September 4, 1574 in Unterweißbach near Selb; † June 9, 1661 in Hof (Saale)) and his wife Katharina Lusovius (also Lissovius; Lieskow). The marriage resulted in eleven children, five sons and six daughters. Before Sagittarius' death, three sons and three daughters died. From the children we know:

  • Catharina Maria Sagittarius († December 29, 1643)
  • Johann Christoph Sagittarius († February 5, 1646 in Jena)
  • Paul Martin Sagittarius (born November 5, 1645 in Jena; † July 31, 1694 in Altenburg, born August 3, 1694 in Altenburg), preacher Altenburg, assessor at the Altenburg consistory, vicar of the general superintendent there, married from November 16, 1669 with Rahel Maria Müller
  • Johann Gottfried Sagittarius († December 23, 1649 in Jena)
  • Johann Gottfried (Christfried) Sagittarius, (born January 22, 1656 Orlamünde) merchant and councilor in Altenburg, married in first marriage from November 28, 1676 to Maria Roth, the daughter of butcher and citizen Peter Roth in Altenburg, in second marriage November 25, 1679 with Anna Justina Schamelt
  • Anna Magdalena Sagittarius (born January 22, 1650 in Jena; † July 2, 1685 in Altenburg), first marriage from February 13, 1667 in Altenburg to Johann Arnold Friderici (born June 24, 1637 in Altenburg; † 27. May 1672 in Jena), in second marriage from January 14, 1674 with the syndic and mayor of Altenburg Dr. jur. Friedrich Gotter (born May 10, 1642 in Camberg near Jena; † January 8, 1695 in Altenburg)
  • Catharina Maria Sagittarius (* January 23, 1652 Orlamünde; † May 7, 1678 in Jena) married from November 22, 1670 in Altenburg with the Lic. Theol. and Professor of Logic and Metaphysics at the University of Jena Johann Christoph Hundeshagen (* August 8, 1635 in Mühlhausen; † 1681 in Remda)
  • Maria Magdalena Sagittarius, married from January 19, 1675 in Altenburg to the doctor in Jena Dr. med u. phil. Jacob Wolff
  • Susanna Maria Sagittarius, married from November 27, 1678 in Altenburg to the Physicus in Neustadt an der Orla, later personal physician in Dresden Dr. med. Johann Georg Grübel (born March 31, 1647 in Kahla; †?)
  • Dorothea Maria (Magdalena Dorothea) Sagittarius, married from November 3, 1685 in Altenburg to the chief tax accountant in Altenburg David Heinrich Brand (* July 22, 1654 in Altenburg; † August 16, 1701 ibid)
  • Johann Christoph Sagittarius († October 20, 1682 Altenburg), lawyer

Works

Altenburg edition

  • The first part of all German books and writings of the dear, blessed man of God, Doct. Martini Lutheri ... , Altenburg, 1661. [1]

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Theological disputation in which the verses Rom 9 : 19-23  EU are defended against the distortions of the Calvinists " (on predestination )
personal data
SURNAME Sagittarius, Johann Christfried
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German church historian and Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH September 28, 1617
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH February 18, 1689
Place of death Altenburg