Timotheus Kirchner

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Timotheus Kirchner

Timotheus Kirchner (born January 6, 1533 in Döllstädt ; † September 14, 1587 in Weimar ) was a Lutheran theologian, professor of theology and superintendent in Weimar.

Life

Kirchner grew up as the son of a teacher. He attended school in Gotha , studied in Jena and Erfurt and became a village pastor at a very young age. He is to be assigned to the Gnesiolutherans . Expelled from Herbsleben , he went to Jena.

After years of uncertainty, he became a professor there in 1568. In that year he took part in the colloquium in Altenburg. Before the Gnesiolutherans were expelled from Jena, he went to Wolfenbüttel as general superintendent and from there to Helmstedt in 1574 , where he met Prof. prim. and became first vice rector.

When he criticized the "episcopal ordination" of Prince Heinrich Julius , he was deposed in 1579 by the Duke of his offices. Now he went to Erfurt and wrote the Erfurt book in defense of the concord formula there . Appointed to Heidelberg by the Lutheran Elector in 1580 , he was dismissed by the Reformed Elector Johann Kasimir in 1583.

Most recently he was superintendent in Weimar, where, at only 54 years old, he ended his eventful life. His writings were mostly devoted to current issues of the day. There are also simple explanations of questions of faith. His register of Martin Luther's works and the defense of the Lutheran Book of Concord from 1584, the Apologia or responsibility of the Christian Book of Concord , which he wrote with Martin Chemnitz and Nikolaus Selnecker , became important .

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SURNAME Kirchner, Timothy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lutheran theologian, professor of theology and superintendent in Weimar
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1533
PLACE OF BIRTH Döllstädt
DATE OF DEATH September 14, 1587
Place of death Weimar