Marcus Fronius
Marcus Fronius (* 1659 in Kronstadt ; † April 14, 1713 ibid) was a Lutheran theologian and educator.
Life
Born as the son of pastor Petrus Fronius and his wife Barbara, daughter of pastor Simon Abelinus, he first attended the city school in his hometown. In 1680 he began studying at the University of Wittenberg , where he acquired a master's degree in 1682 and had several dissertations and disputations published in print. His former teachers were Abraham Calov and Johann Deutschmann .
Returning to his hometown, Fronius was initially a private teacher in 1686, lecturer at the local grammar school in 1690 and took up a position as a preacher in 1691. Further appointments in 1695 as pastor in Heldsdorf , 1701 in Rosenau , 1703 as city pastor in Kronstadt and 1706 as dean of the Burzenland chapter followed.
During the period of the Kuruzzenkrieg , Fronius campaigned primarily for educational reforms that related to the then dilapidated school teaching. He attached particular importance to the catechization and training of the parishioners and teachers. Johann Amos Comenius and the pietism of Philipp Jacob Spener had a formative influence here , although he himself always adhered to Lutheran orthodoxy . As a representative of the pure Transylvanian-Saxon vernacular, he worked for the local community on synods, visitations and in 1710 as the designated bishop of the Transylvanian Saxons.
Selection of works
- De studiorum impedimentis… 1691
- Oratio insinuatria
- Consilium de Schola. 1704/05
- Tusculanae Heltesdenses
literature
- Paul Philippi: Fronius, Marcus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 661 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Maja Philippi: The burned library of Marcus Fronius. A building block for the cultural history of the Transylvanian-Saxon bourgeoisie in the 17th century. In: Journal for Transylvanian Cultural Studies. 13 (1990) pp. 35-38.
- Lore Wirth-Poelchau: The corpse poems on the Kronstadt parish priest Marcus Fronius (1713). A contribution to the person of the deceased, to the poems and the poets. In: Journal for Transylvanian Cultural Studies. 13: 39-61 (1990).
Web links
- Literature by and about Marcus Fronius in the catalog of the German National Library
- Marcus Fronius . In: East German Biography (Kulturportal West-Ost)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fronius, Marcus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Lutheran theologian and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1659 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kronstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 14, 1713 |
| Place of death | Kronstadt |