Johannes Indagine

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Johannes Indagine
From: The Art of Chiromantzey

Johannes Indagine , also de Indagine or from Indagine (* as Johannes von Hagen no later than 1467 in Hayn , probably Dreieichenhain ; † March 25, 1537 in Steinheim am Main ) was a German theologian and astrologer .

Life

His exact origin and his career are unknown. He was probably of middle-class or rural origin and came from a place called Hayn in the ore monastery of Mainz , probably Dreieichenhain near Frankfurt am Main . He had considerable knowledge of the natural sciences , theology and law for his time , but it is unknown where and how he acquired them. The first recorded date of life is October 8, 1488, when he became pastor of Steinheim am Main. He held this office until his death. During his term of office, the parish church of St. Johann Baptist was expanded to include a late Gothic choir and disputes with the Seligenstadt Abbey over the right of patronage .

In 1514 he traveled to Rome on behalf of Archbishop Albrecht von Brandenburg to redeem his pallium . After his return he became canon of the collegiate foundation St. Leonhard in Frankfurt in 1515 . From 1521 to 1528 he was dean of this monastery.

Since his trip to Rome, he has pointed out various grievances in the Church, including the dedication of his Introductiones published in 1522 . At times he sympathized with the Reformation . In April 1521 he experienced Martin Luther's stay in Frankfurt as dean of the Leonhard Foundation on his trip to the Reichstag in Worms . On July 1, 1522, in a letter to his friend Otto Brunfels , he described himself as a confessor of evangelical truth and testified to his love for the light of the gospel that had just risen . Under the influence of the peasant wars , he turned away from the Reformation and remained true to the Catholic creed.

Indagine achieved a certain fame in the field of astrology and chiromancy . His main work Introductiones apotelesmaticae appeared in 1522 and experienced several new editions, so in 1552 and most recently in 1603. In 1523 he published his own translation into German under the title Die Kunst der Chiromantzey . Despite being indexed by Pope Paul IV , it was frequently reprinted until the late 17th century and, as a standard work, shaped the doctrine of the interpretation of body structure, face and hand lines.

He died on March 25, 1537 in his parish in Steinheim, where Indaginestrasse is still named after him today.

Works

  • Introductiones apotelesmaticae elegantes in chyromantiam, physiognomiam, astrologiam naturalem, complexiones hominum, naturas planetarum , Strasbourg 1522
  • The art of the Chiromantzey, as well as viewing the Hend. Physiognomy, uss sight of man: Natural astrologey after the course of the sun. Complexion of a yegklichen human. Natural flow of planets. The Twelve Signs of the People. Quite a few canons on people's illnesses, solicher knows nye previously described or printed , 1523, digitized in the google book search

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personal data
SURNAME Indagine, Johannes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES von Hagen, Johannes (maiden name); Indagine, Johannes de; Exit Indagine, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theologian and astrologer
DATE OF BIRTH before 1467
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Dreieichenhain
DATE OF DEATH March 25, 1537
Place of death Steinheim am Main