Johann Timann

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Johann Timann, also Tidemann or Johann Amsterodamus; Johann Amsterdamus (* before 1500 in Amsterdam ; † February 17, 1557 in Nienburg / Weser ) was a Protestant theologian and reformer.

Life

Timann was initially a Catholic clergyman. He was in contact with the Dutch Augustinians , so that in 1522 he had to leave home with them. He came to Wittenberg , where he became acquainted with Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon . He then went to Bremen with Jacob Probst . While this pastor was at “ Our Dear Women ”, he was elected preacher at the Martini Church in 1525 .

After Heinrich von Zütphen had moved on from Bremen, these two men were now at the head of the Reformation movement in Bremen and introduced the German divine service with the Lord's Supper under both guises. In 1529 Timann was called by Count Enno to Emden to fight the Anabaptists , without the mission being successful.

During the social struggles in Bremen in 1530/32 - the so-called " uprising of the 104 men " - the preachers sided with the Bremen council and therefore had to leave the city with the mayors. But they could return soon. In 1534 he played a major role in the elaboration of the Bremen church ordinance , which he presented to Luther and Johannes Bugenhagen in Wittenberg . After the church order was approved and introduced in Bremen, the council had to intervene against the Anabaptists.

He trusted Timann. He represented the city at the Hamburg Convention on April 15, 1535, where tough measures were decided against the Anabaptists, which were announced on May 23, 1535. He also represented the Church of Bremen in Schmalkalden in 1537 and at the religious discussions of 1540 and 1541 in Worms and Regensburg . The reputation he enjoyed outside of Bremen earned him many honorable appointments.

So he was commissioned by Jobst II of Hoya to carry out the Reformation in the county of Hoya . Together with Adrian Buxschott , he worked out church regulations and held visitations there and in Lippe . His theological standpoint was firm and he unwaveringly followed the evangelical direction, even in the fight against the Augsburg Interim . In the Bremen church dispute, he represented the Lutheran view against Albert Hardenberg and Johannes á Lasco . He did not live to see the outcome of the dispute. He died during a visit to County Hoya.

Timann was married to Gertrud Werenberg and had eight sons.

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SURNAME Timann, Johann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Timann, Johannes; Tidemann, Johann; Johann Amsterodamus; Johann Amsterdamus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Protestant theologian and reformer
DATE OF BIRTH before 1500
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1557
Place of death Nienburg / Weser