Johann Cochlaeus
John Cochlaeus (* January 10, 1479 in Raubersried, parish Wendelstein near Schwabach, Middle Franconia, † January 11, 1552 in Breslau) was a German humanist and theologian. He was one of the fiercest opponents of Martin Luther.
Name
His real name is Dobeneck, even in the spellings Dobneck or Dobenek. During the Renaissance, it was common among scholars to carry a Graecized or Latinized name. The name Cochlaeus under which he was known, is derived from a Latinization of his home parish Wendelstein from (Greek. / Lat. Cochlea = snail, snail, spiral staircase). Often John Cochlaeus was also called Wendelstinus.
Life
Cochlaeus studied at the University of Cologne and was in 1510 rector of the school at St. Lorenz in Nuremberg, a post he held until the spring of 1515. For the humanist school operating in 1512 he wrote the book Brevis descriptio Germaniae date a rebus gestis moribusque populorum date a locorum situ. His descriptions of Switzerland, Westphalia, Upper Palatinate and the Netherlands based on our own observations during his field trips. At this time he was part of a humanist circle around Albrecht Dürer and Willi Pirckheimer.
After a trip to Italy, he became dean of Our Lady pin to Frankfurt am Main and clerics in Mainz. Cochlaeus was in 1526 canon of St. Victor in front of Mainz and took as theological advisor of Cardinal Albrecht of Mainz at the Diet of Speyer in part. 1527-39 he was a canon at the Meissen Cathedral and finally canon of the Wrocław Cathedral, where he died in 1552. The hl. John Cochlaeus is celebrated at his death, the 11th of January. He was with Peter Sylvius adviser to Duke George in theological questions.
At first he was like all humanists luther friendly, but turned against him in 1521. He offered Luther in Worms, a theological duel to and learned from him a sharp rejection in Scripture Against the armed men man C. ( 1523). Later, he was involved as an employee at the Diet of Augsburg (1530 ) on the development of a writing against the Augsburg Confession, also active in the Regensburg Colloquium of 1546 and wrote among other things: Commentaria de actis et scriptis Martini Lutheran, Martin Luther, which is short description of his actions and inscriptions from the period after 1517. except for the 1546. Ableibens year of his
Cochlaeus ' commentary on Luther coined centuries, the Catholic Luther picture in history without having its would become aware. Only the theologian Adolf Herte presented in his inquiry into Cochlaeus 1915 established this special feature. See also: History of historiography.
A copy of the De Gratia Sacramentorvm Liber Vnvs Ioan. Cochlei aduersus assertionem Marti. Lutheran in 1522 is in the inventory of the City Library Mainz. Previous owner was the Charterhouse Mainz.