Michael Brüggemann (theologian)
Michael Brüggemann (* 1583 in Stolp in Western Pomerania ; † September 7, 1654 Schmolsin ), also known under the name Pontanus , was a German Lutheran theologian .
Life
From 1610 to 1654 Brüggemann was pastor in Schmolsin bei Stolp and court preacher to Duchess Anna von Croy (1590–1660). He mastered the Kashubian language and translated the catechism of Martin Luther and other theological works and non-fiction books into Kashubian.
The Duchess once let him paint in secret, against his will, from an adjoining room in which an artist was hiding. The life-size picture showing him with gray hair and a long beard hung for many years in the Schmolsiner village church , today in the Middle Pomeranian Museum in Stolp .
Individual evidence
- ↑ On the family of the Schmolsiner pastor Michael Pontanus (Henry Kuritz; Genealogie - Zeitschrift für Familienkunde, Volume XXX / 59th year April-June 2010 Issue 2, pages 145–171).
- ^ Addendum to the brief historical-geographical-statistical description of the Royal Prussian Duchy of Western and Western Pomerania ( Christian Friedrich Wutstrack , ed.). Stettin 1795, p. 330 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brüggemann, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pontanus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1583 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stolp , Western Pomerania |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 7, 1654 |
| Place of death | Stolp , Western Pomerania |