Menso Alting

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Menso Alting

Menso Alting (

reformer
.

Alting was born in Eelde and was raised in a Catholic family. After visiting several schools in the Netherlands and Germany, he studied theology at Cologne. In 1564 he was named vicar to Haren. A few months later he was named pastor of Sleen. He probably never visited Sleen and Haren, instead using the functions, which had been given by influential family members, as a source of income.

In 1565, during his study, Alting joined the

Calvinism
.

As a result of the Protestant persecutions in the Netherlands after the

East-Frisia in 1575, when about half of the inhabitants were Protestant refugees
from the Netherlands; an estimated 6000 Dutch people went to Emden during the second half of the 16th century.

In October 1575 Alting became preacher of the Great Church in Emden, as well as a political leader. He succeeded the Dutch reformer

Albertus Risaeus
, who died in 1574, and broke Calvinism through in Emden. Shortly after he became preacher, countess Anna von Oldenburg died, so he led her Calvinistic funeral services.

Count

hunebed
as pulpit for his sermons, which is still locally known as "The Popeless Church".

In March 1595, Alting played a large role in a rebellion of the Calvinistic inhabitants of Emden against the

Edzard II. Hoping Emden would join the Dutch Republic
, he roused the population. Not long after, the city declared itself independent of East-Frisia. In the treaty of Delfzijl of 15 July 1595, Emden received a semi-autonomous status, which it kept until 1744.

Alting died at the age of 70 in Emden.

References

This article is based on nl:Menso Alting from Dutch Wikipedia.

External links

  • Works by Menso Alting at Post-Reformation Digital Library
  • Menso Alting and his time Publisher: Isensee, Florian, GmbH (October 2012),
    ISBN 978-3899959185
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