Johann Matthias von Meyer
Johann Matthias Meyer , later Knight von Meyer , (born June 28, 1814 in Ansbach , † September 15, 1882 in Munich ) was a German Protestant clergyman and senior consistorial president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria .
Life
Meyer was the son of a butcher . He graduated from the Carolinum grammar school (Ansbach) . From 1833 to 1837 he studied Protestant theology at the Friedrich Alexander University in Erlangen . In 1835 he was in the Corps Onoldia recipiert . After he had completed his studies with an excellent exam, he was admitted to the Preachers' Seminar in Munich in 1837/1838 . His ordination took place in Munich in June 1839 .
Meyer was appointed permanent vicar of the new and longed-for parish of Dombühl on October 30, 1839 , and was solemnly introduced to the office on January 5, 1840. In late 1843, however, he left Dombühl again because it Prefect of the School Teachers' College of Schwabach was appointed. Here he gathered specialist knowledge about the school system that he could use in his further career. Nevertheless, he returned to the parish pastoral care in 1844 as the third parish priest in Nördlingen . In the following year, 1845, he rose to the position of second parish priest and was also sub-principal of the Nördlinger Latin School. During this time he was promoted to D. theol. et phil. PhD .
Meyer followed a call in 1949 as second pastor to the Evangelical City Church in Munich . He was considered a good preacher and was also known for his humor. In 1855 he rose to the position of first pastor and dean of Munich. He also became a district school inspector and district scholarch . The Munich community grew quickly and Meyer got next to his offices the board of Upper Bavaria comprehensive diocese transferred.
Meyer was appointed senior consistorial councilor in 1872 and thus became a member of the royal senior consistory in Munich. On January 1, 1879, he was raised to the position of senior consistorial president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria as a complete surprise . This position corresponds to that of the regional bishop today. She brought him to the Reichsrat (Bavaria) . In 1881 he headed the General Synod in Bayreuth . He was increasingly shaped by illness. He finally died after only a short term in office at the age of 68.
Honors
- Order of the Red Eagle 3rd class
- Knight 1st Class of the Order of Merit of Saint Michael (1865)
- Commander of the Order of Merit of St. Michael
- Dr. theol. hc of the University of Erlangen (February 13, 1879)
- Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown , associated with the ennoblement (after 1879)
- Dr.-Johann-Meyer-Strasse in Dombühl (2016)
Works
- Sermon in memory of the reformer Dr. Martin Luther : held February 18, 1846 in the Protestant main and city parish church of Nördlingen. Beck, Nördlingen 1846.
- Sermon in memory of Queen Therese of Bavaria , who was blessedly completed on October 26, 1854 : held on October 26, 1854 in the Protestant parish church. Kaiser, Munich 1855.
- Funeral speech at the funeral of the blessedly completed royal senior consistorial councilor, Dr. Christian Ernst Nikolaus v. Emperor . Munich 1855.
- Funeral speech at the funeral of the blessedly accomplished secret councilor Dr. Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert . Giel, Munich 1860.
- Words at the grave of the blessedly accomplished bookseller Christian Kaiser . Schurich, Munich 1866.
- Speech at the funeral service in memory of the consummate King Ludwig I of Bavaria: delivered on March 11, 1868 in the Protestant parish church in Munich. Kaiser, Munich 1868.
- Inauguration of the northern churchyard there as it was announced by the Protestant side on October 5, 1868 by the Protestant dean and pastor Dr. Meyer was carried out . Kaiser, Munich 1868.
literature
- Karl Buchrucker : Meyer, Johann Matthias von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 601 f.
- Rudolf Opitsch: The arduous path to your own parish in Dombühl and what did Dr. Johann Matthias Meyer in 1840 to do with it? In: Official and Mitteilungsblatt Dombühl , No. 14 of 6 July 2016, p. 5 f.
Web links
- Works by and about Johann Matthias von Meyer in the German Digital Library
- Johann Matthias Ritter von Meyer on the side of the House of Bavarian History
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Kösener Corpslisten 1930, 28/271.
- ^ Nobert Roth: The office of bishop of the Protestant church. Neukirchner Verlagsgesellschaft, Neukirchen 2012, p. 188.
- ↑ Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1870, p. 51.
- ↑ University Library Erlangen (Ed.): Directory of the Erlangen doctorates 1743–1885. Erlangen 2009, p. 23 (No. 90).
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf von Harleß |
Senior Consistorial President of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria 1879–1882 |
Adolf von Stählin |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Johann Matthias von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyer, Johann Matthias Ritter von (full name); Meyer, Johann Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German clergyman and senior consistory president of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1814 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ansbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1882 |
| Place of death | Munich |