Franciscus Irenicus

Franciscus Irenicus ( gr eirenicos "peaceful" ), German Franz peace-loving (* 1495 in Ettlingen, † 1553 in Gemmingen ), historian and theologian, was a follower of Martin Luther. In Gemmingen he was head of Gemminger Latin School as a holder of Prädikatur.

Life

Franciscus Irenicus was born under the name Franz Fritz in 1495 in Ettlingen. He attended the prestigious Latin School in Pforzheim. Philipp Melanchthon was one of his younger classmates. 1510 to Irenicus enrolled at the University of Heidelberg as Franciscus de Fritz Ettlingen to the study of the liberal arts. In 1512 he became Baccalaureus. After traveling with stops in southern Germany, he enrolled as Franciscus Fritz Ettlingensis in May 1516 the University of Tübingen. As Melanchthon, who also studied in Tübingen, he joined there the humanist circle of Sodales Neccarani on the Neckar comrades. No later than January 1517 Irenicus returned to Heidelberg, where he was graduated in March 1517 under the name Franciscus Irenicus Magister. Willi Pirckheimer followed the work of the young historian at the Germaniae exegesis in 1517 with interest and supported him with his historical knowledge. The Margrave's house promoted the extensive work and materially. Luther's Heidelberg Disputation in April 1518 probably took part in the Irenicus as a listener made ​​him a convinced supporter of the Reformer.

In Heidelberg Irenicus is last attested in July 1519. Since October 1519 he is canon in Baden -Baden and priests since 1522 yards and preacher of the Marquis. In 1524 he accompanied Philip I to the imperial government to Esslingen and entered the Augustinian monastery here despite official ban and Reformation preachers. The papal legate Campeggio put at Archduke Ferdinand in vain a complaint. 1525 allowed a religious mandate Margrave Philip of Baden, the marriage of priests. Irenicus married in the same year the daughter of Esslinger citizen. Three sons came from this marriage. Under the protection of the Marquis preached Irenicus 1526 at the Diet of Speyer. This time the protest Campeggios had success with the Archduke. Irenicus had to leave Speyer. Under political pressure raised Margrave Philipp on granted by him in Baden Reformation innovations. In 1530 he was again as supporters of the old church.

In March 1531 Irenicus Baden left. Ambrose Blarer and Martin Bucer had prevented the dedicated Lutherans got the free pastorate in Esslingen. In the fall of 1531 Irenicus took over the Prädikatur at the parish church in Gemmingen. Wolf of Gemmingen had called him. In this office he has testified on December 24, 1531. In the Eucharistic controversy of the theologians Irenicus strongly represented the Lutheran position during the clashes in the Kraichgau. As a preacher, he was also head of the Latin School, founded in 1521 in Gemmingen. David Kochhaf, who later David Chytraeus called, was one of his students. In theological and denominational issues to Irenicus held later revealed. The focus of his work he saw in the classroom at the grammar school, which took a significant upturn under his leadership. Irenicus has not left his residence Gemmingen. According to the inscription on the grave stone preserved in the garden of the castle Gemminger he died in 1553.

Work

From the writings of Irenicus only the printed are obtained. The books referred to in the Germaniae exegesis about the Prince Philip and a history of the Alsatian monastery of Mont Sainte-Odile detectable by any other evidence. Like the first posthumous edition of Germaniae exegesis is also the pressure of two university publications from the Gemminger time thanks to his son Paul.

Germaniae exegesis

In August 1518 published by Thomas Anshelm in Haguenau, the twelve books Germaniae comprehensive exegesis, the life's work of Francicus Irenicus. The work is an attempt at historical geography of Germany from the time of the Germanic tribes to the present, no narrative representation, but a collection of material. The statements are proven by more than three hundred printed sources. Empirical historical research has Irenicus not operated, and the national heritage posts almost never come from one's own intuition. The early onset of criticism of his work ( Pirckheimer, Melanchthon ) Irenicus tried by a Oratio protreptica at the end of the print counter. After the appearance of the plant, the sentences were sharper; criticism of Erasmus of Rotterdam was devastating.

• Germaniae exegeseos volumes duodecim a Francisco Irenico Ettelingiacensi exarata [ ... ]. Haguenau: Th Anshelm, August 1518th
• Germaniae exegeseos [ ... ]. Basel 1567.
• Francisci Irenici [ ... ]. Hanau 1728.

Theses

In artem poeticam et libros epistolarum Horatii Annotationes

The by his son Paul in 1567 posthumously published ribbon begins with a commentary on the Ars Poetica.

Pressure:

• Francisci Irenici Ettelingiacensis in artem poeticam et libros epistolarum Horatii Annotationes doctissimae, by Paulum Irenicum [ ... ]. Frankfurt am Main 1567.

Grammatica

Irenicus wrote his Grammatica after the model of the elementary grammar of Melanchthon, but rely on new humanistic textbooks. He treats orthography, etymology and syntax.

Pressure:

• Grammatica Francisci Irenici [ ... ] by Paulum Irenicum filium [ ... ]. Frankfurt am Main 1569th