Zacharias Vogelius
Zacharias Vogelius , also Vogel , (* 1593 in Zwickau ; † 1656 in Lauenburg / Elbe ) was a German Evangelical Lutheran pastor and general superintendent for the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg from 1645 to 1656.
Live and act
Vogelius began his theological career in 1617 as a preacher to St. Sebastian and St. Nicolai in Magdeburg .
In 1626 he went as a pastor to Angern in the ore monastery of Magdeburg and from there in 1637 moved to Bismark in the Altmark .
On May 9, 1637, he took up his post as a deacon at the Ratzeburg Cathedral .
In 1645 he was appointed pastor in Lauenburg / Elbe and general superintendent of the Duchy of Lauenburg, committed himself to the Lower Saxony church order on October 3, 1645 and took up this office on December 9 of the same year.
During his service in Lauenburg / Elbe, Vogelius published several writings, including the funeral sermons for Duke August von Sachsen-Lauenburg (1656) and his son Johann Adolf (1646).
See also
literature
- Johann Friedrich Burmester : Contributions to the church history of the Duchy of Lauenburg , Ratzeburg: self-published 1832, p. 80 f. ( online ); 2nd ed. 1882.
- Eckardt Opitz (Ed.): Biografisches Lexikon Herzogtum Lauenburg , Husum 2015, p. 385.
- Benjamin Hein: Die Propsteien / Kirchenkreise in Nordelbien (Writings of the Landeskirchlichen Archiv der Nordkirche, Volume 2) , Landeskirchliches Archiv, Kiel 2016, p. 18 ( PDF - online ).
Web links
- Biogram Zacharias Vogel
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claudia Tanck in Opitz 2015, p. 385.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Melchior Cramer |
General Superintendent of the Duchy of Saxony-Lauenburg 1645 - 1656 |
Albertus Elers |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogelius, Zacharias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vogel, Zacharias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German Evangelical Lutheran pastor and general superintendent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwickau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1656 |
| Place of death | Lauenburg / Elbe |