Johann Christoph Arnschwanger
Johann Christoph Arnschwanger (born December 28, 1625 in Nuremberg ; † December 10, 1696 there ) was a German Protestant pastor and hymn poet .
Life
Arnschwanger was the son of the Nuremberg businessman Georg Arnschwanger and his wife Margarete Rosenhart. After attending school at the Egidien-Gymnasium in Nuremberg, Arnschwanger studied theology in Altdorf near Nuremberg from 1644 . In 1647 he moved to the University of Jena . He successfully completed his studies at the University of Helmstedt , and in 1650 he was awarded his master's degree under Professor Georg Calixt .
The following year, Arnschwanger was appointed vicar in Nuremberg. In 1652 he became a deacon at St. Egidien , in 1654 a preacher at St. Walpurgis, in 1659 a deacon and in 1690 archdeacon at St. Lorenz .
In 1675, Duke August von Sachsen-Weißenfels accepted him into the Fruit Bringing Society . He gave him the company name of the innocent and the motto always stay pure . The white Quendel was given to Arnschwanger as an emblem . Arnschwanger's entry can be found in the Köthen society book of the fruit-bearing society under no.853.
Arnschwanger's work comprises almost 400 sacred songs. He is known as a contributor to songs to works by the Nuremberg theologian Johann Michael Dilherr . Let us mention the epiphany song Well, dear soul, now it is time to wake up , the Easter song up, you Christians, let's sing , the song for the church consecration festival Come here, you Christians, full of joy and the song for the warning of damnation Two places , O man, is it before you, as long as you live on earth.
Johann Christoph Arnschwanger died on December 10, 1696 in Nuremberg at the age of almost 71.
Works
- Memoria pacis religiosae saecularis, 1655
- New Spiritual Songs, 1659 (1712)
- Instruction to Godliness, 1663
- Holy Psalms and Christian Psalms, 1680.
literature
- Georg Andreas Will : Bibliotheca Norica Williana or critical directory of all writings concerning the city of Nuremberg , vol. I, Johann Paul Meyer, Altdorf 1772, p. 43 ff .; Vol. V, Johann Paul Meyer, Altdorf 1775, p. 41 ff.
- Karl Goedeke : Outline of the history of German poetry from the sources. 2nd Edition. Ehlermann, Leipzig 1887, vol. 3, p. 191 f.
- Albert Fischer , Wilhelm Tümpel: The German Protestant hymn of the seventeenth century . Vol. V, Bertelsmann, Gütersloh 1911, pp. 265-298.
- Albert Friedrich Wilhelm Fischer: Hymns Lexicon. Hymnological and literary references to approx. 4500 of the most important and most popular hymns of all time in alphabetical order, together with an overview of the songwriters . Vol. 2: The songs from the letters K - Z and the alphabetical list of the poets comprehensive . Perthes, Gotha 1879.
- Paul Pressel : Arnschwanger, Johann Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 597.
- Karl Schornbaum: Arnschwanger, Johann Christoph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 394 ( digitized version ).
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Christoph Arnschwanger in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Johann Christoph Arnschwanger in VD 17 .
- Tripota - Trier portrait database
- A list of the author's hymns is available on a private website.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnschwanger, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 28, 1625 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1696 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |