Johannes Hyalinus
Johannes Hyalinus (actually Johannes Glaser ; † after 1562 ) was a Protestant preacher in Silesia and Polish Prussia .
Life
Johannes Glaser came from Liegnitz in Silesia. He studied theology in Wittenberg and was ordained there in 1546. Then he was a deacon in the Silesian Löwenberg . In 1551 an interpretation of the text appeared from the temptations of the Lord Christ with a preface by Philipp Melanchthon .
In 1554 Glaser was appointed as the first official evangelical preacher by the city council of Thorn in Polish Prussia. He was in office at the Johanniskirche until 1557.
Afterwards Hyalinus was pastor in the Silesian Hirschberg and lived in Liegnitz without office. In September 1562 he was called to the church of St. Martin in Jauer , but was dismissed in December for offensive sermons.
His further fate is unknown.
literature
- Hermann Freytag: On the life story of Johannes Hyalinus. In: Communications of the Coppernicus Association for Science and Art in Thorn. Volume 26. 1918. pp. 3ff. ( limited digitization )
- Heinz Scheible , Corinna Schneider: Melanchthon's correspondence. Volume 12. People FK. Frommann, Stuttgart, Bad Cannstatt 2005. p. 344
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hyalinus, Johannes |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Glaser, Johannes (German name); Vitrialis, Johannes (Latinized form of name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant preacher in Silesia and Polish Prussia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Liegnitz , Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1562 |