Johannes Haym

Schöne Christenliche Catholisch Weinnacht or Kindtleß weigh song , Augsburg 1590, title page

Johannes Haym (* 16th century in Themar ; † 16th or 17th century) was a German Catholic clergyman and hymn poet . He worked as a priest and as cathedral vicar at the Augsburg cathedral . He composed several sacred songs, including a great passion . In Augsburg in 1590 he also brought out a collection of 19 Christmas carols that were sung in the cathedral for a long time. The song Ritter St. Georg in the Des Knaben Wunderhorn collection is based on his St. George song .

Works

A new catholic Creutzgesang from the credible history of how the knight St. George killed a harmful dragon in a pagan city in Libya.
Beautiful Christian, Catholic Weinnacht or Kindtleß weigh singing. Augsburg 1590.

unknown author: Haym, Johannes . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 157 f.

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personal data
SURNAME	Haym, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German Catholic clergyman and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH	16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH	Themar
DATE OF DEATH	16th century or 17th century