Leo Jud
Leo Jud , also Leo Judä or Leo Keller (* 1482 in Gemar in Upper Alsace; † June 19, 1542 in Zurich ), was a Swiss reformer of Alsatian origin. After his first name, Jud was known almost exclusively as Master Leu in Zurich , which is why some of his descendants also called themselves that.
Life and work
Born the son of a priest, he first attended the Latin school in Schlettstadt and from 1499 studied medicine in Basel and Freiburg im Breisgau . In 1505 he turned to theology in Basel and made friends with Ulrich Zwingli . From 1507 to 1510 he was a deacon in Basel, then continued his studies and was awarded a master's degree in 1512 .
He was then a people priest in St. Hippolyte and in 1519 as the successor of Zwingli in Einsiedeln and began to translate the Bible. In 1523 he took over the parish of St. Peter in Zurich, married and became Zwingli's closest collaborator. He assisted him in the Zurich disputation and was an active member of the Zurich Prophezey . He worked as a preacher, songwriter, marriage judge, lecturer and Bible translator (together with Zwingli on the Zurich Bible ). With Heinrich Bullinger he worked out the Zurich church ordinance. His psalm poems were used in the setting of the psalter by Sigmund Hemmel .
Zwingli's friends, like Jud and others, were very active in the translation and production of Reformation writings, which were printed in Zurich and reached a wide readership.
Reception in the film
Leo Jud can be seen in the films Zwinglis Erbe from Eutychus Production (2018, played by Richard Rabelbauer) and Zwingli from C-Films AG (2019, played by Anatole Taubman ).
literature
- Oskar Farner : Leo Jud, Zwingli's most loyal helper . In: Zwingliana Vol. 10 (1955), pp. 201-209.
- Carl Pestalozzi: Leo Judä. Based on handwritten and simultaneous sources . Elberfeld 1860.
- Rudolf Pfister : Jud (ä), Leo. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 10, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1974, ISBN 3-428-00191-5 , p. 636 ( digitized version ).
- Werner Raupp : Jud (ä), Leo. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 14, Bautz, Herzberg 1998, ISBN 3-88309-073-5 , Sp. 1118-1122.
- Leo Weisz : Leo Jud. Ulrich Zwingli's comrade in arms . Zwingli-Verlag, Zurich 1942 DNB 363040781 .
- Georg von Wyss : Jud, Leo . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 14, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, pp. 651-654.
- Karl-Heinz Wyss: Leo Jud. His development as a reformer, 1519–1523 , Lang, Bern 1976, ISBN 3-261-01890-9 .
- Rüdiger Zymner: Leo Jud. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Leo Jud in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jochanan Hesse: Foreword. In: Heinrich Bullinger: Christian life of faith. [1556] Limache s. ls a., ISBN 3-9520867-0-3 , p. IX.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jud, Leo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Juda, Leo; Keller, Leo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss reformer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1482 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guémar in Upper Alsace |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 19, 1542 |
| Place of death | Zurich |