Johannes Berndes (the younger)

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John Berndes (* 1528 / 1529 in Flensburg , † 6. April 1596 in Broacker ) was a German pastor and provost in Sundewitt .

Live and act

Johannes Berndes was a son of the Flensburg pastor of the same name, Johannes Berndes, and his wife Kerstin. He attended a school in Flensburg and then for five years the Johanneum Lüneburg . He then probably first studied at the University of Leipzig . In 1549 he enrolled at the University of Wittenberg and heard from Philipp Melanchthon . Probably in 1551 he got his first job as a clergyman in Karlum . In 1553 he followed a call from Christian III. , delivered by the bailiff from Sønderborg, and moved to Broacker. From May 1554 until the end of his life he worked as a pastor here.

King Christian's widow Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg appointed Berndes on June 12, 1566 provost of Sundewitt and the islands of Alsen and Arrö . The islands were actually under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Bishop of Funen . The decision of the king's widow therefore led to protests by her son, King Friedrich II. Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg argued that the old provost von Alsen was incapable. Berndes, on the other hand, considered her a "learned and God-fearing young, undaunted man". The king's widow was able to prevail and Berndes was given the post of provost.

Dorothea von Sachsen-Lauenburg died in 1571, whereupon Berndes immediately had to relinquish supervision of the islands, even though Duke Johann vigorously contradicted the decision of his brother, King Friedrich II. On May 15, 1582 Friedrich II. Berndes subordinated the parish of Munkbrarup . After long negotiations, the royal seat of Sønderborg and probably also the parish of Eken were added in 1584 .

personality

Berndes was intellectually far above the average of the country clergy. He wrote in good Latin, worked diligently, and was considered a highly educated person. He was very interested in current issues and tried to get the latest theological writings. In the 1570s he obtained literature on the concord formulas , which were also important for Duke Johann. Berndes was in contact with his fellow university professors David Chyträus , Lucas Bacmeister and his brother-in-law Nicolaus Theophilus and numerous clergymen. To date, there are more than 300 private and official documents that Berndes wrote between 1555 and 1582. He also showed himself in his letters as a touching, concerned head of the family who always looked after friends and relatives.

family

Berndes married three times:

  • Around 1551/52 he married Christina Sartorius (Schröder). She was a daughter of the pastor Georg Sartorius (Schröder) from Feldstedt († around 1575) and died around 1562 in Broacker. Children of this marriage were:
    • Daniel (* around 1552 in Broacker) died on November 4, 1576 in Wittenberg as a student.
    • Emerentia married Jens Lund, who was a pastor in Varnæs Sogn and died in 1587. She then married his successor in office Johannes Georgii (Jürgensen), who died on September 2, 1617.
    • Agnes (* around 1556 in Broacker) married around 1578 a citizen of Sonderborg whose name was unknown.
    • Hieronymus (* 1558 in Broacker; † July 26, 1594 ibid) became a citizen of Flensburg in 1582.
    • Samuel (Hansen Schröder), baptized on October 20, 1560 in Broacker, worked as a pastor in Haarlev after 1604 .
  • Around 1563 he married Anna (Johannis), whose father Nicolaus Johannis († November 15, 1558) was pastor in Flensburg and provost in Sundewitt. Two daughters are known from this marriage:
    • Anna married Petrus Conradi on November 3, 1588 (buried March 10, 1620). Her husband was a pastor in Lysabbel .
    • Dorothea (* around 1571) married Magister Nicolaus Gerhardi († April 2, 1598) on November 3, 1588. Her husband worked as court preacher in Sonderburg and succeeded his father-in-law as provost in Sundewitt.
  • On October 6, 1594, he married Anna Fischer for the third time. Her father Hans Fischer († November 26, 1603) was a Flensburg merchant and a member of the citizens' committee of the twenty-four. She survived him and married in second marriage on October 3, 1596 Petrus Fabricius († 1655). He worked as a pastor in Broacker and Propst
    • Johannes († 1628), pastor in Rinkenis .

literature

  • Gerhard Kraack: Berndes, Johannes . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 6 - 1982. ISBN 3-529-02646-8 , pages 26-28.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gerhard Kraack: Berndes, Johannes . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 6 - 1982. ISBN 3-529-02646-8 , pages 26-27.
  2. ^ Gerhard Kraack: Berndes, Johannes . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 6 - 1982. ISBN 3-529-02646-8 , page 27.
  3. ^ Gerhard Kraack: Berndes, Johannes . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 6 - 1982. ISBN 3-529-02646-8 , page 27.
  4. ^ Gerhard Kraack: Berndes, Johannes . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 6 - 1982. ISBN 3-529-02646-8 , page 27.
  5. ^ Gerhard Kraack: Berndes, Johannes . in: Biographical Lexicon for Schleswig-Holstein and Lübeck . Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Vol. 6 - 1982. ISBN 3-529-02646-8 , page 26.
personal data
SURNAME Berndes, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pastor and provost in Sundewitt
DATE OF BIRTH 1528 or 1529
PLACE OF BIRTH Flensburg
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 1596
Place of death Broacker