Johannes Hoffmeister (theologian)
Johannes Hoffmeister or Johann Hoffmeister (* 1509 or 1510 in Oberndorf am Neckar , † August 21, 1547 in Günzburg ) was a German Augustinian priest and controversial theologian .
Life
Hoffmeister came to the Augustinian monastery in Colmar at a young age . In 1526 the superiors of the order sent him to the University of Mainz to study theology . In 1528 he went to the University of Freiburg im Breisgau . He was then ordained a priest and returned to the Augustinian monastery in Colmar. He became prior of the monastery in 1533 . In its time, Kolmar was surrounded by Protestant territories. He tried to fight Protestantism in the monastery and beyond.
Hoffmeister was a participant in the religious discussions of Hagenau in 1540 , Worms in 1540/1541 and Regensburg in 1541 . At the request of Emperor Charles V , who issued him the imperial letter of protection on May 18, 1545 in Worms, he also took part in the Regensburg Religious Discussion of 1546 . In 1545 Cardinal Otto von Waldburg appointed him as a preacher to the Worms Reichstag.
Hoffmeister also achieved a prominent position in the order and in 1543 became provincial of the Rhenish-Swabian order province, at the request of his late predecessor Konrad Treger . On July 9, 1546, the general of the order appointed him vicar over all German Augustinian monasteries and instructed him to pay special attention to the novices . At the request of Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria , he traveled to Munich as a preacher and to Ulm on the instructions of the emperor . There he fell ill and shortly afterwards died in nearby Günzburg. Sometimes it has been claimed that he was poisoned.
Works (selection)
- Dialogorum libri duo, quibus aliquot ecclesiae catholicae dogmata Lutheranorum et verbis et sententiis roborantur , Freiburg im Breisgau 1538.
- True discovery and refutation of their articles, which M. Luther sent to the Concilium and insisted on , Kolmar 1539.
- Canones, Sive Claves aliquot, ad interpretandum sacras Bibliorum scripturas , Behemus, Mainz 1545.
- Homiliae in Evangelia , 2 volumes, Weissenhorn, Ingolstadt 1547–1548.
- Commentaria in Marcum et Lucam evangelistas , Bryckmann, Löwen 1562.
literature
- August von Druffel : The Augustinian monk Johannes Hoffmeister . Munich 1878.
- Karl Werner : Hoffmeister, Johann . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 617.
- Adolar Zumkeller : Hoffmeister, Johannes. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1972, ISBN 3-428-00190-7 , p. 441 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Hoffmeister, Johannes. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 970-972.
Web links
- Works by and about Johannes Hoffmeister in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Johannes Hoffmeister in VD 16 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hoffmeister, Johannes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoffmeister, Johann |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Augustinian father and Catholic controversial theologian |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1509 or 1510 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberndorf am Neckar |
DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1547 |
Place of death | Gunzburg |