Lucas Osiander the Elder

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Lucas Osiander the Elder

Lucas Osiander (born December 16, 1534 in Nuremberg , † September 17, 1604 in Stuttgart ) was a German pastor of the Evangelical Church in Württemberg . He was the son of the reformer Andreas Osiander .

Life

His parents encouraged him to study at an early age and attended school in Nuremberg and the University of Königsberg (Prussia) . In 1555 he became a deacon in Göppingen , in 1558 pastor and superintendent in Blaubeuren and in 1563 pastor at the Leonhardskirche in Stuttgart. Already during this time on the road in church political missions, Osiander was appointed court preacher and member of the consistory in 1569. In the same year he was named as co-editor of the Psalter settings by Sigmund Hemmel . He was involved in the preparation of the concord formula and, together with Jakob Heerbrand, created its official Latin translation. In 1583 he was promoted to Dr. theol. PhD. In 1596 he became abbot and prelate ( general superintendent ) in Adelberg . Dismissed from this position by the Duke in 1598 because of his position against the Jews, he worked briefly as a preacher in Esslingen am Neckar , but returned to Adelberg after a year.

Equally versed in theology and music, Lucas Osiander initiated the first Württemberg hymn book from 1583 and set the Reformation core songs to music as " cantional movements " in order to give the congregation the opportunity to sing along to figural music .

He probably wrote the text of the hymn God the Father, Lord, We Thank You ( Evangelical Hymn Book , Regional Section Württemberg No. 557).

His Bible commentaries were included in the so-called Osiander Bible , which the Stern publishing house in Lüneburg published from 1650. It is a pure text Bible based on a translation by Martin Luther .

family

Lucas Osiander was married twice. His first marriage was in Nuremberg in 1555 with Margarethe Entringer (* 1524 - 16 January 1566), the widow of the pastor in Winnenden, Kaspar Leyser (* 20 July 1526 - † late 1554 in Nürtingen). From her first marriage she had the son Polycarp Leyser .

The couple had four (according to other sources: five) children. Are known:

  • Monica (* 1559 - † July 23, 1611) married. with superintendent Johannes Schuler Kirchheim / Teck, 8 children
  • Andreas Osiander the Younger (* 1562 in Blaubeuren, † 1617 in Tübingen)
  • Johann Osiander (* 1564 in Stuttgart; † 1626)
  • Paul (* 1565)

After the death of his first wife, Lucas Osiander married Tabitha in May 1566 (* December 21, 1539 in Waldenbuch; † March 22, 1625 in Tübingen), the daughter of the pastor and special superintendent in Waldenbuch Vitus Engel and his wife Elisabeth (née Siglin) . This second marriage resulted in seven children, all of whom were born in Stuttgart. The following children are known:

  • Catharina (* 1568; † 1633 in Stuttgart; married to the pastor Ludwig Braitmayer (Breitmaier) in Bittenfeld )
  • Tabitha (* 1569; † 1620 in Urach )
  • Lucas (* 1571; † 1638 in Tübingen)
  • Sara (* 1573)
  • Elisabetha (* 1576)
  • Joseph (* 1589; † 1635)
  • Maria (* 1597)

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Widmann : Author trouble of a scholar in the 16th century. In: Börsenblatt for the German book trade - Frankfurt edition. No. 89, (November 5) 1968, pp. 2929-2940, here: p. 2934.
  2. ↑ Lucas Osiander: 'Fünffzig Lieder und Gesänge', Nuremberg 1586; New edition Verlag C. Hofius Ammerbuch ISMN 979-0-50248-137-7
personal data
SURNAME Osiander, Lucas the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Osiander, Lucas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH December 16, 1534
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH September 17, 1604
Place of death Stuttgart