Martin Caselius

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Martin Caselius (born November 8, 1608 in Bergwitz , † April 14, 1656 in Altenburg ) was a German Lutheran theologian.

Life

Born as the son of Bergwitz pastor Johannes Caselius († August 31, 1637; buried in Bergwitz in front of the altar) and his mother Catarina († May 29, 1643 in Altenburg), the daughter of Benedictus Fünckldän, from Berlin, he came in his seventh Year he went to school in Kemberg , where his teacher Jakob Rhode was. Then he came to Wittenberg in the city school, where he was in the music choir and acquired a broad knowledge of the Latin, Greek and Hebrew languages, so that on November 8, 1621 he could attend the University of Wittenberg . During his 13-year studies, he first began to study philosophy according to the rules of the time, listening to the lectures of Johann Scharf , Nikolaus Zapf , Erasmus Schmid , August Buchner and other teachers from the philosophy faculty.

After holding three public philosophical disputations, he obtained the degree of Magister on March 26, 1629 , in the following year on August 6, 1630 he acquired the license to teach a Magister and began to hold private lectures. On May 1, 1633, he was accepted as an adjunct at the philosophical faculty and from then on pursued theological studies, attended lectures with Wilhelm Leyser I , disputed with Jakob Martini , Paul Röber and Johann Hülsemann and in 1637 became superintendent of the university in Jessen recommended.

He worked there for four years. During this time he obtained his licentiate in theology in Wittenberg on May 8, 1638, and on August 28 of the same year he received his doctorate in theology. In 1641 he received an invitation from Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II of Saxony-Altenburg to give a trial sermon in Altenburg, which he held and which was also published. Thereupon in 1642 he took over the position of general superintendent , assessor of the ducal Saxon consistory and court preacher in Altenburg in place of the deceased Aegidius Hunnius the Younger .

In this role he introduced catechism information and catechism. He rebuilt the priests 'money economy after the Thirty Years' War, reorganized the school system and visited his area of ​​office. He opposed the brutalization of the population after the Thirty Years' War, organized collections for burned-out churches and school servants. Due to an unbalanced diet during his student days, he had developed a stomach ulcer, which resulted in a disease of the spleen and he died of it. He was buried in front of the altar on April 21, 1656 in the Church of the Resurrection in Altenburg.

On September 21, 1638, he married in Jessen Magaretha, the daughter of the Wittenberg citizen and trader Sebastian Strahl. The marriage resulted in five children, one of whom died after being baptized in Altenburg, one daughter died on December 8, 1640 in Jessen, the father survived the daughter Anna Justina Caselius (born November 12, 1639 in Jessen) married Abraham Triller the pastor of Criwitz on February 12, 1656, as well as the daughter Anna Magaretha Caselius (born May 9, 1643 in Altenburg) and Friedrich Immanuel Caeselius (born February 10, 1642 in Altenburg).

Selection of works

  • De bello, 1636
  • De magistratu politico, 1636
  • De tyrannide, 1636
  • Systema ethicum, 1636
  • De subditis, 1637
  • Christian corpse sermon on thewre worthy word of S. Pauli / which he gave us in his first epistle at Timotheum Cap. 1 / 12th seqq. left [...], 1649 ( digitized and full text in the German text archive )
  • De adcurato disputandi genere
  • Systema metaphysicum & Ethicum
  • Praxin Catecheticam

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personal data
SURNAME Caselius, Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Caselius, Martinus; Casselius, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1608
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergwitz
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1656
Place of death Altenburg