Nikolaus Alard

Nikolaus Alard (born December 17, 1644 in Süderau , † October 3, 1699 in Hamburg ; also Nikolaus Alardus ) was a German Lutheran theologian and general superintendent of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg .

Life

Nikolaus Alard was born in Süderau near Glückstadt on December 17, 1644 as the son of pastor Wilhelm Alard the Younger (approx. 1604–1670) and his second wife Apollonia born. Clüver († around 1675). born. The father was head preacher at Süderau and Assessor of the Consistory of the provost Münchsdorf in the county Holstein .

Alard's training began at schools in Krempe , from 1659 in Herford and from 1663 in Hanover . There he apparently completed his schooling and was enrolled at the University of Giessen in 1664 . In 1666 he went briefly to the University of Marburg and in 1667 acquired his master's degree in Giessen. In 1668 he worked at the University of Helmstedt and in 1669 at the University of Copenhagen . In 1670 he officiated as the representative of his sick father in Süderau and after his death continued his studies in Hamburg in 1671, where he also worked as a private tutor . 1675 he became pastor in Tonning and received his doctorate in 1679 at the University of Kiel Dr. theol.

On February 7, 1682 provost in Eiderstedt where in conflict with followers of he Baptist David Joris came ( Baptist on Eiderstedt ). In 1686 he was appointed general superintendent of the county of Oldenburg , which was then under the Danish government, as well as chief pastor of the Lamberti Church in Oldenburg and consistorial councilor; he held the first-mentioned office until 1699. During his tenure, Alard published the Oldenburg Catechism Doctrine in 1689 , which was in use in Oldenburg schools until 1790. In 1690 he also published the handbook for the preachers in the county of Oldenburg , which was included in the 2. Oldenburg Church Regulations in 1725. Alard died on October 3, 1699 in Hamburg. Alard's successor in office was Bonaventure Krahe .

family

Alard was married to Elisabeth Mohrmann (d. 1657; † 1742) from June 27, 1675, the marriage had two sons, including Nicolaus Alardus , and a daughter. Matthias Andreas Alardus , was his grandson.

Works

• Oldenburg. Doctrine of Catechism, Oldenburg (1689) Editions of doctrine of catechism documented in the GVK
• Oldenburg hymnbook, Oldenburg (1690)
• Handbook for preachers in the county of Oldenburg, Oldenburg (1690)
• Theological Bedencken on the Hamburg By Some of E. ministerii publicirten new religion oath , Hamburg (1690) ( digital copy )
• Warning of the succession of Steffen's waste, Oldenburg (1691)
• Corrupted state of the reformed church, Oldenburg (1694)

literature

• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Alard, Nikolaus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , column 74.
• Johann Friedrich Ludwig Theodor Merzdorf and Adolf Brecher :  Alard, Franz (collective article) . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 172 f.
• Walther Lampe:  Alardus, Nicolaus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 1, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1953, ISBN 3-428-00182-6 , p. 121 ( digitized version ).
• Gerhard Wintermann: Alardus, Nicolaus. Hans Friedl u. a. (Ed.): Biographical manual for the history of the state of Oldenburg . Edited on behalf of the Oldenburg landscape. Isensee, Oldenburg 1992, ISBN 3-89442-135-5 , p. 23 ( PDF; 4.6 MB ).

Web links

• Works by and about Nikolaus Alard  in the German Digital Library