Sigismund Scherertz
Sigismund Scherertz (also Sigismund Scher-Erz ; * December 2, 1584 in Königswalde , † December 31, 1639 in Lüneburg ) was a German Lutheran clergyman and writer .
Life
Scherertz was seven years old orphan . He attended the Latin school in Annaberg . From the winter semester 1604 she was enrolled at the University of Leipzig . In 1606 he moved to what was then the largest German university, the University of Wittenberg . However, he only stayed there until 1607. Presumably due to a lack of financial resources, he had to apply for a position as a clergyman.
Scherertz became a deacon in Arnsfeld in 1607 . In 1609 he went to Schlaggenwald as pastor , and in 1613 in the same position in Karlsbad . In 1617 he moved to Tachau , where, in addition to the pastor's position, he was also able to fill the post of rector of the local school. In 1619 he got the pastor's position at the Trinity Church in Prague's New Town . On October 29, 1622 he was expelled with the other clergy of his faith and brought back to Electoral Saxony.
Scherertz was initially accepted in Dresden , but was called to Lüneburg as pastor of the Lamberti Church in the same year . In 1626 pastor Scherertz's family suffered a difficult fate, seven of his children died of the plague . In 1629 he was elected city superintendent and subsequently became adviser to August von Braunschweig-Lüneburg . In Lüneburg he wrote various scriptures and hymns .
Publications (selection)
- Constantia Veritatis Evangelicae: This is Christian Report of Persistence with the Divine Truth of the Holy Evangelii Augspurgischer Confession . Meyer, Lüneburg 1623.
- Sion Afflicta; Non Derelicta. The sad one: but not forsaken Zion. , Meyer, Lüneburg 1624.
- Patientia Sanctorum Id est Piae Meditationes Pro Confessoribus Et Exulibus Christi , Meyer, Lüneburg 1626.
- Fuga melancholiae: cum speculo tentationum spiritualium et poculo consolationis , Stern, Lüneburg 1682.
literature
- Rochus von Liliencron : Scher-Erz, Sigismund . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 116.
- Alexander Bitzel: Contestation and consolation with Sigismund Scherertz: a Lutheran theologian in the Thirty Years War . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2002, ISBN 978-3-525-55243-8 .
Web links
- Publications by and about Sigismund Scherertz in VD 16 .
- Works by and about Sigismund Scherertz in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Scherertz, Sigismund |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shear ore, Sigismund |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German evangelical clergyman and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 2, 1584 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Königswalde |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 31, 1639 |
| Place of death | Luneburg |