Petrus Herbert
Petrus Herbert (also: Hubert ; * around 1533 in Fulnek ; † October 1, 1571 in Eibenschitz ) was a German Protestant theologian and an important hymn poet.
Life
Petrus Herbert enrolled at the University of Königsberg in 1552 and moved to the University of Wittenberg in 1557 . In 1562 he was ordained a priest of the Bohemian Brethren in Jungbunzlau and became a German preacher in Landskron and Fulnek. As a delegate he represented the Brethren in 1560/61 in talks with Heinrich Bullinger , Wolfgang Musculus and Johannes Calvin , and in 1564 before Emperor Maximilian II. In 1567 he was elected to the Council of the Brotherhood; a year later he succeeded Johann Geletzki as pastor of the parish in Fulnek after his death .
plant
In 1561 he translated the Confessio Bohemica into German. In addition, he was involved in an expanded, elaborately typographically designed edition of the German Brethren hymn book , which was briefly set and laid out in Eibenschütz in 1566 under the title Die Heubtartickel des Christian Faith . 93 songs were written by Herbert, 42 of which were translated from Czech. His songs Praise, Praise and Thanks be to God the Lord ( EG 245) and The night is coming, we should rest in it (EG 471, Max Reger composed a well-known movement for this ) as well as the passion song Jesus Kreuz, Leiden, which he translated from the Czech and Pein (EG 78) are still part of the evangelical songs.
Remembrance day
October 1st in the Evangelical Name Calendar .
literature
- Carl Bertheau : Herbert, Petrus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1881, p. 263 f.
- Gerhard Meyer: Herbert, Petrus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , p. 582 ( digitized version ).
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : HERBERT, Petrus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 734-735.
- Walther Killy : Literature Lexicon: Authors and works in the German language. (15 volumes) Gütersloh; Munich: Bertelsmann-Lexikon-Verl. 1988–1991 (CD-ROM Berlin 1998 ISBN 3-932544-13-7 ) Vol. 5 p. 225
Web links
- Literature by and about Petrus Herbert in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herbert, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herbert, Petr; Hubert, Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Protestant theologian and hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1533 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fulnek |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1571 |
| Place of death | Eibenschitz |