Matthäus Hagen
Matthäus Hagen (* in Selchow , Neumark ; † April 28, 1458 in Berlin ) was a Waldensian preacher.
The tailor Matthäus Hagen, who came from Neumark, was ordained a priest in Saaz by the Waldensian bishop Friedrich Reiser , who also taught Hussite ideas . Matthäus Hagen, who read the mass in German, preached in Neumark and Uckermark , where entire villages had joined the Waldensians.
In 1458 the Inquisition became active again in the Mark Brandenburg . Matthäus Hagen was arrested in Berlin in April 1458 with three fellow believers who also wanted to become preachers. The inquisitor Johann Cannemann interrogated the four in the presence of Margrave Friedrich II of Brandenburg. Matthäus Hagen confessed without reservation to the faith of the Waldensians and Hussites. In contrast to his companions, he refused the offered revocation. On April 28, 1458, he was therefore handed over to secular jurisdiction and a little later burned at the stake on the "New Market" in front of the St.
literature
- Herman Haupt: Hagen, Matthaeus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, pp. 701 f.
- Bernhard Stasiewski: Hagen, Matthäus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 7, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1966, ISBN 3-428-00188-5 , p. 481 ( digitized version ).
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hagen, Matthäus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Waldensian preacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Selchow , Neumark |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1458 |
| Place of death | Berlin |