Petrus Calaminus
Petrus Calaminus, (also Röhrer, Röhrig, Rörich ; * 1556 in Neurode , Grafschaft Glatz , † November 25, 1598 in Heidelberg ) was a German Protestant theologian .
Life
Calaminus studied at the University of Heidelberg with Zacharias Ursinus . After completing his studies in 1578, he returned to his homeland. Then he became the educator of the children of the evangelical bishop Andreas Dudith in Breslau . In 1580 he took up a position as headmaster of the school in his place of birth. Three years later he was sent to Stoltz in the Duchy of Münsterberg as a priest appointed.
When the Gnesiolutherans were expelled from their offices in the Electorate of Saxony under Christian I of Saxony , Calaminus received the position of Andreas Jodocus († 1600) on April 15, 1590 . This was the third professorship for theology in Wittenberg , which was connected with a preaching position in the Wittenberg Castle Church . That is why he obtained a licentiate in theology in Wittenberg on September 18, 1590 .
After the death of Elector Christian I of Saxony, the administrator Friedrich Wilhelm I of Saxony-Weimar took over the affairs of state in Electoral Saxony on behalf of Christian II, who was still underage , and again campaigned for the Gnesiolutherans to return to theological offices.
For this reason, Calaminus was dismissed as a representative of the Philippists from the Wittenberg university service in January 1592 (see Albert Voit ). Thereupon he went to the Philippist-friendly Anhalt to Zerbst , where he probably worked at the Francisceum grammar school . From there he went to Heidelberg , where he again held a professorship in theology until his death.
literature
- Walter Friedensburg : History of the University of Wittenberg . Publisher Maximilian Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1917
- Otto Hardwig: Album Academiae Vitebergensis From A. CH. MDII USQUE AD A. MDCIL Volume Secundum . Maximilian Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1894
- Christian Gottlieb Jöcher : General lexicon of scholars . Volume 1, 1750, Col. 1554
- Adolf Schimmelpfennig : Calaminus, M. Petrus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 692.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Calaminus, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Röhrer, Petrus; Röhrig, Petrus; Rörich, Petrus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1556 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neurode , County Glatz |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1598 |
| Place of death | Heidelberg |