Johann Marbach
John Marbach, ( born April 14, 1521 Lindau, † March 17, 1581 in Strasbourg ) Lutheran theologian, reformer and sectarian.
Life
At 15, the son of a baker from Lindau came to the Academy to Strasbourg, Martin Bucer's sermon heard on the conclusion of the Wittenberg Concord and decided in 1539 to go to Wittenberg. After being in the same year the academic degree of bachelor graduated in 1540 followed the master's degree. There he was, along with John Matthesius, Martin Luther's table-companion.
After he was ordained to the priesthood on June 22, 1541, he left Wittenberg to go to Jena as a deacon. In the same year he turns to Isny , where he met Paul Fagius. Guided by this doctorate Marbach am February 16, 1543 as a doctor of theology in Wittenberg in Luther and Philipp Melanchthon. Then he succeeded by Fagius in Isny.
Due to its Lutheran attitude, conflict with the Council and the followers Ulrich Zwingli developed. Therefore, in 1545 he went to Strasbourg to Bucer on July 12, where he preacher at the Nikoleikirche, in December 1546 canon at St. Thomas and pin was on 3 August 1546 on took the pastorate. During this time he worked in Bucer's sense excellent, and participates in publications.
In the debate about the Augsburg Interim, he advised the Council. Despite his youth, he was sent to death Hedios director of the Strasbourg church being. 1552, he was represented by John Sleidanus the city on the Council of Trent. As the dispute over the direction Altstraßburger kindled, Marbach stepped on the side of the Gnesio-Lutherans and left after the council bluffs.
The problems of the time pushed. The Lord's Supper had to be clarified and relative position to the Ubiquitäts and predestination. It was about Hieronymus Zanchi, which Johannes Sturm had connected. Sturm had to retire from the school system. External mediation settles the quarrel. Marbach has emerged in this period as a staunch supporter of the Lutheran doctrine. What Bucer had sown, went on.
Marbach is no dispute theologian, he is to be regarded as a church organizer. Despite the opposition of the Council he has entered for the Formula Concordiae. On this basis, the Strasbourg church has remained in their church constitution of 1598. He also had the Visitation Church in the Palatinate conducted in 1576 and 1578 used in Pfalz -Zweibrücken for the Lutheran view. The doctrine is not his strong point, his services are in the field of ecclesiastical practice.