Erasmus Alberus
Erasmus Alberus | |
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| Born | 1500 Bruchenbrücken |
| Died | 5 May 1553 |
| Alma mater | University of Wittenberg |
| Occupation | Humanist
Lutheran Reformer Poet |
Erasmus Alberus (c. 1500 – 5 May 1553) was a German
Life
He was born in the village of
Not only did he fight for the Protestant cause as a preacher and theologian, but he was almost the only member of Luther's party who was able to confront the
Of higher literary value is the didactic and satirical Buch von der Tugend und Weisheit (1550), a collection of forty-nine fables in which Alberus embodies his views on the relations of
Several of Alberus's hymns, all of which show the influence of his master Luther, have been retained in the German Protestant hymnal.[1]
After Luther's death, Alberus was for a time a deacon in Wittenberg; he became involved, however, in the political conflicts of the time, and was in Magdeburg in 1550–1551, while that town was besieged by Maurice, Elector of Saxony. In 1552 he was appointed General Superintendent at Neubrandenburg in Mecklenburg,[3] where he died on 5 May 1553.[1]
Translations
- Alberus' Thanksgiving Hymn: To You, O God, Our Thanks We Give, translated by Nathaniel J. Biebert (Red Brick Parsonage, 2014).
References
- ^ a b c d Chisholm 1911.
- ISBN 978-1-365-17158-1.
- ^ Henry Eyster Jacobs, Lutheran Cyclopedia p. 6, Alberus, Erasmus
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alberus, Erasmus". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 504.
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