Nathanael Dilger

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Nathanael Dilger

Nathanael Dilger (born September 5, 1604 in Danzig ; † March 31, 1679 ibid) was a German Lutheran theologian.

Life

Nathanael Dilger was a son of the Danzig preacher Daniel Dilger . From 1619 he studied at the University of Königsberg and - after a study trip through Denmark, Holland, England and France - at the University of Strasbourg .

In 1630 he became court chaplain to Count Johann Jacob von Rappoltstein in Rappoltsweiler (Alsace). His piety, based on Johann Arndt , stayed alive at the Rappoltsteiner Hof and influenced the young Philipp Jakob Spener .

In 1637 Dilger returned to Danzig and helped his father. In 1638 he was his successor as a preacher at the Marienkirche in Danzig . In 1672 he was appointed first pastor and senior minister .

In Danzig he came out mainly with pamphlets in the spirit of Lutheran orthodoxy , u. a. against the " syncretists ".

Fonts (selection)

  • Necessary and correct answer Auff which in 1645 ... held hearing of H. Supper herfür brought the one who so H. Joh. Caesar, Reformireter preacher in his finite rescue again . Danzig 1647.
  • Copia of a send, in which the question is discussed, whether evangelical estates attached to the Augsburg Confession, in the hope of promoting religion, should fall away from their Lord ... 1657.

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SURNAME Dilger, Nathanael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Lutheran theologian in Danzig
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1604
PLACE OF BIRTH Danzig
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1679
Place of death Danzig