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.
literature
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General scholarly lexicon . Second volume. Leipzig 1750. Sp. 126
- Julius August Wagenmann: Dilger, Nathanael . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 224.
Web links
- Digitized prints by Nathanael Dilger in the catalog of the Herzog August Library
- portrait
personal data | |
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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 |