Valerius Dencker
Valerius Dencker (* 1542 in Sulingen ; † April 9, 1589 ibid) was a Lutheran pastor and superintendent of the county of Hoya in Sulingen.
Life
The son of Sulingen councilor Johann Dencker attended school in Bremen and Lüneburg before he began to study philosophy at the University of Rostock in April 1560 . In Rostock he received his bachelor's and master's degree on April 26, 1565. Married to a daughter from the Liebenau vassal family Schortinghausen of the Counts of Hoya, he was elected pastor in 1570. When Sulingen became a superintendent in 1588, Valerius Dencker was appointed the first superintendent. However, he died a year later. His successor was Johannes Aumann.
literature
- Gudrun Lueken: the life of the first Sulingen superintendent and his family in the 16th century. In: Erich Plenge (Hrsg.): Chronicle of town and country Sulingen. Volume 2. Sulingen 1982.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry 1560 in the Rostock matriculation portal
- ↑ Entry in the Rostock matriculation portal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dencker, Valerius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pastor and superintendent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1542 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sulingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 9, 1589 |
| Place of death | Sulingen |