Andreas Hyperius

Andreas Hyperius, also Gerhardi ( born May 16, 1511 Ypres, † February 1, 1564 in Marburg ) was a Reformed theologian and reformer.

Life

Andrew Gerardi was the son of a respected lawyer. When Andrew Gerardi he was born in Flanders. Prefigured Humanistic, he led since he was twelve years of age the usual Scholar existence. In 1523 he learned in Lille, 1528 in Leuven. From there he went to Paris as a master to study theology and canon law. Johannes Sturm, with whom he was friends there, guided him toward the Reformation view.

Now he went to German universities, where Protestant theology was represented. When his paternal inheritance exhausted and he found a place neither in the home nor in England, he turned to his compatriot Gerhard money Hauer, who held him in Marburg. Here it should be his successor. After the long traveling time, he found his lasting effect field here. He married Catharina place.

At the university he won high reputation. He represented Martin Bucer's theology and held in the main exegetical lectures. His encyclopedic magnum opus " De recte formando theologiae studio " and his homiletics " De shape andis concionibus sacris " made ​​him known.

Since then, he is considered the founder of a scientific doctrine of preaching. He has a great significance for the Hessian state church. Landgrave Philip had great faith in him and appointed him to all synods and visitations. Most recently, he was still working out a landing figures saying that posthumously appeared in 1566, but was replaced in 1574 by another.

Works

• " Homiletics De shape andis concionibus sacris ", Basel 1553
• " De recte formando theologiae studio ", Basel 1556