Johann Friedrich Petri

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Johann Friedrich Petri (born January 11, 1751 in Hoym , † January 24, 1830 in Braunschweig ) was a German Reformed clergyman .

Life

Johann Friedrich Petri was a son of the preacher Gottfried Petri . He attended schools in his birthplace and in Aschersleben and then studied theology at the University of Halle from 1768 to 1870 . After completing his academic training, he took on a position as a private tutor in Bremen . In June 1772 he followed a call to Bernburg . There he became chaplain at the Church of Our Lady and gave his inaugural sermon on October 11, 1772. In 1782 the Reformed congregation in Braunschweig elected him their preacher. He took office on November 22nd of the same year. In 1799 he was elected as its moderator by the synodal assembly of the united Reformed churches in Lower Saxony held in Celle and, as such, ordered the affairs of the Reformed church in Celle and Göttingen in 1806 and 1811 . The synod in Braunschweig also elected him as moderator in 1816. On October 13, 1822, he celebrated his 50th anniversary in office with a sermon and public baptism of his granddaughter. From the theological faculty of the University of Göttingen he received the honorary degree of doctor of theology on this occasion. He died on January 24th, 1830, generally valued for his thorough theological knowledge, his conscientious work and his respectable way of life.

Petri lacked leisure for literary work, and only a few occasional sermons were published by him in print, including a sermon in 1806 that was prompted by the death of the Dutch inheritance holder Wilhelm V. The sermon he delivered at the celebration of his 50th anniversary in office was also printed in Braunschweig in 1822.

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SURNAME Petri, Johann Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German reformed clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH January 11, 1751
PLACE OF BIRTH Hoym
DATE OF DEATH January 24, 1830
Place of death Braunschweig