Johannes Crellius
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Johannes Crell (ius), also: Johannes Krell, Jan Crell (born July 26, 1590 in Helmitsheim , † June 11, 1633 in Raków ), was a Polish-German socinian theologian and educator.
Life
Born the son of a preacher, Crellius initially enjoyed his father's education. At the age of ten he attended school in Nuremberg , then moved to Stollberg and Marienberg . In 1606 he enrolled at the University of Altdorf and heard from Ernst Soner , among others . After his studies he became an inspector in Altdorf and was suspected of representing the reformed doctrine of Calvinism . Although he refuted the allegations, he saw no reason to stay in his homeland and went to Raków in November 1612 .
In Rakow he found the appropriate environment, encouraged by the nobility, to express his socinian convictions. In 1616 he was appointed rector of the Rakov Academy , which flourished during his ten-year tenure as a teacher at the institution. In 1622 an offer was made to him to become a preacher in the local community. He accepted this offer and wrote theological exegetical works at that time until his death. In 1630, Crellius translated the Rakau New Testament into German together with Joachim Stegmann .
Crellius was one of the leading theologians of the Polish Brethren and the author of Ad librum Hugonis Grotii quem de satisfactione Christi (1623), De Deo et eius attributis (1630) and De uno Deo Patre libri duo (1631). From 1613 he worked at the Academy of Raków , whose rector he was from 1616 to 1621. His son Christopher Crell-Spinowski was also a Unitarian theologian and preacher.
influence
His works were printed in Amsterdam in 1665 under the Bibliotheca Fratrum Polonorum quos Unitarios vocant . Voltaire and John Locke were influenced by his writings. Thomas Belsham (1750–1829) later quoted extensively from Crell.
literature
- Adolf Schimmelpfennig: Crell, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 586 f.
- Crellius, Joannes. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 6, Leipzig 1733, column 1568 f.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crellius, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Crell, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-German socinian theologian and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1590 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helmitsheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 11, 1633 |
| Place of death | Raków |