Nicolaus Gallus

Nicholas Gallus, also: Hahn, Han, Gall (c. 1516 in Köthen (Anhalt), † July 15, 1570 in Bad Love cell ) was a Lutheran theologian and reformer.

Life

As the son of the Mayor Nicholas Hahn was born in Köthen. Already in 1530 he was enrolled in Wittenberg and in 1537 there was Magister. With letters of Philipp Melanchthon, he traveled to southern Germany. When the Reformation was introduced in Regensburg and the Council has asked a respected Lutheran preacher from Nuremberg, Johann Forster first went out after him, Jerome Nopus from Wittenberg. This took Gallus 1543 as a deacon with, after he had been ordained by Bugenhagen. In Regensburg Gallus married 1544th When he his critical work " concerns in the interim " authored by the Augsburg Interim, he had to leave the city.

He returned to Wittenberg, Preacher was at the Castle Church in Wittenberg, took a while Caspar Cruciger the Elder and was soon plead to the St. Ulrich church in Magdeburg. There he joined Matthias Flacius and fought the Philippists. After the surrender of the city in 1550, he remained there first, but could return to Regensburg in 1553, where he henceforth took the position of Gnesio-Lutherans. Except Melanchthon he also fought Johannes Brenz, but cleverly replied. Gallus represented his party at the Convention in Frankfurt 1557. He also managed to win the city of Regensburg for it. His church respected the armed theologians to his industry, his erect posture and his austere life change 's sake. In the struggles he had aged rapidly and died at a spa. His body was transferred to Regensburg and buried there.

Swell

• Joshua Opitz: A Christian Leich sermon. Bey the Begrebnuß of Ehrwirdigen unnd high scholar Mr. Nicolai Galli, Pfarrhers, and superintendent of the Christian community to Regenspurg [ with a picture of Nicolaus Gallus ] Regensburg: Johann Burger 1570 ( digitized version of the Bavarian State Library in Munich )