Hieronim Malecki
Maletius Jerome ( Hieronymus also Maeletius, Hieronimus Meletius, Hieronimus Maletzki; * 1525/1526 in Krakow, Poland, † 1583/1584 in Lyck in Masuria, Duchy of Prussia) was a Prussian theologian, printers and Duke of Prussia translator and interpreter for Polish and Russian.
Life
Maletius was a son of the Polish theologian, printer and translator John Maletius. He studied in Königsberg at the newly-opened Albertina under Rector Georg Sabinus. In the years 1546-1552 he was rector (teacher) of the provincial school to Elk and was, like his father John Maletius as a printer active. In 1547 he founded the Partikularschule in Lyck. 1547 he wrote to the Duke of Prussia, he had almost four years spent at the University of Königsberg and eaten his money, now he is penniless, so he left Königsberg, traveled to Elk and there began a lesson with boys, their number daily multiplied. He asked in his letter to raise, since he would be laughed out of the papal minded because of its only twelve marks, and to free table at the castle. He offered it to lead the Polish and " Ruthenian " correspondent for the official captain. While the church visitation of 1549/1550 by Bishop Paul Speratus, who was already conveyor his father, learned this Maletius estimate with the result that it additionally thirty marks were paid from church funds for its activities.
At an unknown date Maletius Deacon was in Neidenburg. From 1552 to 1567 he was pastor in Pissanitzen. However, he was absent most of the time because of his services to the Duke. In the same year he was appointed to the Polish interpreter of Duke Albrecht of Prussia in Königsberg (1563 cited as " Illustrissimi Principis Prussiae etc. interpres Polonicus " ), and was also with various ducal orders active in Poland ( August / Sept. 1555 participation in the Synod in Kozminek where disputing about the three different Reformation confessions was ).
In 1558 he was again called as a teacher in Lyck ( " ludi literarii Lyccensis moderator ", the high school was called Latin " ludus literarius ," a Latin Trivial school), and was also assistant to his father as a printer in Lyck. From a letter of that year shows how father and son funds for their operation procured; In 1558 they borrowed by the parishes Elk, Lissowen Ostrokollen and 40 marks for the production of a Polish catechism ( " per edendis catechismis polonicis "). The necessary paper was procured in Gdansk, Jerome then received 500 copies and made them risk their lives to Poznan, where he but could not sell public and therefore the Catechism distributed as a gift to " Polish Protestant- minded Great". In his letter, in which he describes it, he asked the Duke to the adoption of the parishes now owed 40 marks - what it referred to the Duke to the parishes themselves.
1565-1567 was Maletius parish assistant in Elk with his father and after his death 1567-1583 pastor in Lyck. In 1567 he wrote a " pastor pisanicensis " the Repitio corporis doctrinae prutensiae 77th since August 16, 1578 he was pastor in Lyck ( Introduction by Bishop Johannes Wigand ). He received the oversight of the churches of the offices Elk, Johannesburg, Oletzko and half Rhine.
Maletius had several children.
Work
He continued his father's work continues as a printer and writer and was like this an important translators of Lutheran writings into Polish. 1574 appeared his Polish written Postilla domowa, the Piety of Martin Luther, whose beautiful language is highlighted by Polish literary historians in Poland. Duke Albrecht of Prussia had issued 1567 a contract to translate Luther's Piety, as the only previous translation was very buggy Maletius.
Writings
- Martin Luther: Postilla domowa. To yest: Kazania ... przelozone przes Hieronima Maleckiego. Krolewiec 1574th
- Publication of his father's work: Libellus de sacrificiis et idolatria Borussorum, Livonum aliarumque vicinarum Gentium, ad clarissimum virum doctorem Georgium Sabinum Illustrissimi principis Prussiae etc. consiliarium scriptus by Joannem Maletium. Regimonti 1563rd