Petrus Ketzmann

Petrus Ketzmann , also: Peter Kezman (* December 4, 1521 in Nuremberg , † August 5, 1570 in Feuchtwangen ) was a German Lutheran theologian and educator .

Life

Petrus Ketzmann was a nephew of the theologian Johann Ketzmann . He probably studied at the University of Wittenberg since 1537 . There he was a student of Paul Eber and also got to know Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon . He acquired the academic degree of a baccalaureate in 1538 , moved to the University of Tübingen in 1540 , and was at the University of Leipzig in 1541 . He returned to Wittenberg, where he acquired the degree of master's degree in 1544 and became a pastor in Elsterwerda around 1550 .

On the recommendation of Philipp Melanchthon , he went to Augsburg as a pastor in 1552 . There, however, he was removed from office in 1555 due to denominational disputes and therefore took up a position as pastor in Amberg . There he composed, among other things, the 91st Psalm "in honor of the youth in the Latin and German schools" and had it appear in print.

As Elector Friedrich III. von der Pfalz introduced the teaching of the Reformed Church in his area of ​​government , he participated in the denominational disputes against the Reformed. He mainly dealt with Caspar Olevian and Georg Parsimonius , whose interpretation of the Lord's Supper he rejected. Since the representatives of the Gnesiolutherans could not reach an agreement with the representatives of the Reformed Church, Ketzmann had to leave his office in 1567 and went to Sulzbach , from there to Feuchtwangen , where he died.

literature

• Maximilian Weigel: Contributions to the life story of Pertrus Ketzmann in (ZbKG) 5th year 1930
• Willi Hörber: Feuchtwanger Häuserbuch: Description of the houses with the earlier ... 1992 Feuchtwangen
• Carl Bertheau :  Ketzmann, Petrus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 15, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1882, p. 688 f.