Johann Friedrich Flattich

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Memorial stone at the Johanneskirche in Münchingen

Johann Friedrich Flattich (born October 3, 1713 in Beihingen near Ludwigsburg , † July 1, 1797 in Münchingen ) was a Protestant pastor and educator. He was the author of the house rules , which have long been part of the fundamentals of Protestant educational work.

Life

Flattich was born in 1713 as the son of the schoolmaster Johann Wilhelm Flattich (1678–1729) and Maria Veronika geb. Kapff (1680–1756), the daughter of the Backnang monastery administrator, was born. During his studies, one of his teachers was Johann Albrecht Bengel , who introduced him to pietism without Flattich becoming a pietist himself.

Flattich worked as a pastor in Asperg (Hohenasperg, from 1742), in Metterzimmer (from 1747) and in Münchingen (from 1760), among other places , he taught both students and boarders and wrote the house rules that have long been part of the fundamentals of Protestant educational work .

Flattich was good for a whole series of anecdotes and also won the favor of the Catholic Duke Carl Eugen through his style .

Flattich had a daughter, Beata Regina, who married Philipp Matthäus Hahn .

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In the house rules , Flattich gives simple advice on how to live together on the farm with the rulers and servants. Through his educational work he was familiar with many problems in the coexistence of people with children and subordinates; his pastoral work had familiarized him with the principle of charity. The house rules therefore recommend that children and servants should be avoided, that subordinates should be treated equally, that women should not be violent, that they should be economical and that they should always live in an exemplary manner.

Flattich also explains his house rules in a very pragmatic way. He justifies his call for a modest lifestyle even in wealthy families with the fact that the anger over a broken cheap glass is less than over an expensive one. Flattich also rejects flashy, expensive clothing in the house rules . He himself, who is said to have had an exceptionally attractive appearance at a young age, consistently lived his rules. He tried to compensate for his attractiveness by deliberately careless and simple clothing and numerous anecdotes have been passed down about his appearance; Contemporaries also called him "Solomon in a peasant coat".

Flattich wrote a number of other writings, including a. Different comments about the information work , in which he largely laid down his biblically based, pedagogical thoughts, all of which were tried and tested in practice. After shaping his life, his motto was: “You have to start with belief and not with grievances”.

Remembrance day

May 31 in the Evangelical Name Calendar .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Johann Friedrich Flattich in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints
personal data
SURNAME Flattich, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant pastor and educator
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1713
PLACE OF BIRTH Beihingen near Ludwigsburg
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 1797
Place of death Münchingen