Nikolaus Hausmann
Nikolaus Hausmann , also Nicolaus Hausmann (* 1478/79 in Freiberg ; † November 6, 1538 ibid) was a German Protestant preacher in Saxony and a reformer in the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau .
Life
Hausmann studied in Leipzig and received his master's degree in 1503 . He was then ordained a priest in Altenburg and first worked as such in Schneeberg , where he joined Martin Luther around 1519 . In 1521 he moved to the St. Marien Church in Zwickau , where he was involved in heavy fighting with the Zwickau prophets . Since he was interested in reforms in worship services, Luther dedicated his "Formula missae et communionis" to him. Luther did not agree to Hausmann's plan to hold a consultation on questions of worship, but continued to exchange ideas with him about the German Mass and an evangelical catechism . To reform the church system, Hausmann wrote the text "Muster undschlag". His part in the visitation in Electoral Saxony, for which he submitted proposals to the elector as early as 1525, is particularly important. He expected the visitation to remedy the torn grievances. Luther gladly took up his practical suggestions after the Peasants' War .
On Luther's recommendation, Hausmann came to Dessau in 1532 and influenced the implementation of the Reformation in Anhalt . The church ordinance drafted by him remained unprinted. After five years he was appointed superintendent in his hometown Freiberg. In his inaugural sermon as the first Lutheran preacher in Freiberg Cathedral , he was on the tulip pulpit from Schlage stirred and died soon after.
Hausmann was unmarried. Generally respected, he was considered a preacher who not only taught, but above all strived for a Christian life. He was praised as the father of the poor.
Martin Luther confessed from Hausmann that he would have liked to have him around at all times. The two were in close correspondence, of which more than 100 letters have survived.
Works
- "Pattern and stop"
literature
- Ludwig Preller: Nicolaus Hausmann, the reformer of Zwickau a. Stop . In: Journal for historical theology (ZHTh). Volume 22, 1852, pp. 325–379.
- Upper floor Schmidt: Nicolaus Hausmann, Luther's friend. Leipzig 1860
- Moritz Meurer : Nicolaus Hausmann's life . In: The Life of the Old Fathers of the Lutheran Church. 1863, pp. 271-320.
- J. Bobbe: Nicolaus Hausmann and the Reformation in Dessau (New Year's papers from Anhalt 2). Dessau 1905.
- Otto Clemen : Nicolaus Hausmann in Alt-Zwickau. Zwickau 1921, pp. 6-8.
- P. Wahl: Three precious portraits in the Georgs library in Dessau. Anhaltinische Geschichte B. II. Volume 10/11, 1934/35, pp. 83–89.
- Theodor Kolde : Hausmann, Nicolaus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 98 f.
- Franz Lau : Hausmann, Nikolaus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 126 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Hausmann, Nikolaus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 607-610.
- Michael Beyer: Hausmann, Nikolaus . In: Religion Past and Present (RGG). 4th edition. Volume 3, Mohr-Siebeck, Tübingen 2000, Sp. 1484.
Individual evidence
- ^ According to RGG and NDB on November 3rd.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hausmann, Nicholas |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hausmann, Nicolaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant preacher in Saxony and reformer in the Principality of Anhalt-Dessau |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1478 or 1479 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1538 |
| Place of death | Freiberg |