Wolfgang Musculus

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Wolfgang Musculus

Wolfgang Musculus , actually Müslin , also Mäuslin (born September 8, 1497 in Dieuze ( Duss ), Lorraine , † August 30, 1563 in Bern ), was a Reformed theologian and reformer .

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Musculus - lat. "Mäuslein" a humanist name - was the son of Cooper Anton Mäuslin and Angela Sartori . He attended the renowned humanist schools in Rappoltsweiler , Colmar and Schlettstadt . In 1512 he entered the Benedictine monastery of Lixheim in German Lorraine , where he deepened his knowledge of the Latin classics and also dealt intensively with theology and music. A turning point for the monk was the confrontation with the writings of Martin Luther from 1518 onwards. As a 'Lutheran monk' and a popular and well-known preacher, Wolfgang Musculus stayed in Lixheim Monastery for ten years , which he finally left in 1527. He moved to Strasbourg , married the maid Margaretha Barth, with whom he had nine children, and worked for a few months as a weaver's apprentice. Six sons went to church service in Bern, including Abraham Musculus (1534–1591), who continued the chronicle of Johannes Haller and who in 1586 took part in the Mömpelgard religious discussion . In 1528 he became deacon at the side of Matthäus Zell at the Strasbourg cathedral . There he met the famous preacher Martin Bucer , with whom he was on friendly terms for life.

In 1531 he went to Augsburg :

Here he helped through practical action and development of fundamental theoretical positions as a preacher in the Holy Cross or in the cathedral, theologian and participant in important embassies in a central position of the Reformation ... to a breakthrough .

After 17 years of activity, he left the city amid sharp protest because of the introduction of the Augsburg interim , in order to find acceptance in Bern after a sometimes dramatic escape. There he received a professorship for theology at the 'High School' in 1549 .

Main work

  • Loci communes in usus sacrae theologiae candidatorum parati. Hervagiana, Basel 1560.

literature

Web links

Commons : Wolfgang Musculus  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans Frei / Barbara Beck: Pictures of Life. History and art in portraits from Swabia . Oberschönenfeld 2002, p. 114
personal data
SURNAME Musculus, Wolfgang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mueslin, Wolfgang; Mäuslin, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH September 8, 1497
PLACE OF BIRTH Dieuze , Lorraine
DATE OF DEATH August 30, 1563
Place of death Bern