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Anton Praetorius Anton Praetorius Anton Praetorius (1560 – 6 December 1613) was aGerman Calvinist pastor who spoke out against the persecution of witches (witchhunts, witchcraft trials) and against torture.[1] Lippstadt Contents Life and writings Fight against the persecution of witches Publications (German and Latin) Tributes References Bibliography (in German) External links Life and writings Praetorius was born in Lippstadt as the son of Matthes Schulze.[2][3] He later changed his name to the Latin Praetorius. He studied theology and became principal of the humanistic Latin school in Kamen, Westphalia. There, he married, but his wife Maria died of the plague. They had one child, Johannes. As the first Calvinist pastor in the parish of Dittelsheim, he undertook a trip to Heidelberg, the centre of Calvinist theology in Germany. Praetorius was so impressed by Persecution of witches the Great Wine Barrel in Heidelberg Castle that he published a poem with the title "Vas Heidelbergense" in October 1595, praising its size as an apparent proof of the superiority of the Calvinist religion. In his poem on Wolfgang Ernst, Count of Ysenburg, Büdingen and Birstein ("De pii magistratus officio"), he asked the Christian governments for a reformation of nation and church along the principles of the Bible and the Calvinist faith. Subsequently, the count called him as a princely preacher to his castle inBirstein near Frankfurt. In the town of Birstein, Praetorius published church songs, a catechism, and a book for families about Christian education in 1597. In 1602, he made a contribution to Heidelberg Castle Wine Barrel the discussion about the interpretation of the Last Supper and the Sacraments in his book De Sacrosanctis novi foederis Jesu Christi. Fight against the persecution of witches In 1597 Praetorius was appointed as pastor to the Count of Büdingen/ Ysenburg in Birstein and had to witness the torture of 4 women accused of witchcraft. According to the court records, Reverend Praetorius was so upset about the torture of the accused woman that he pressed for a stop in the trial against the last surviving woman. His protest against the File Birstein Witchcraft Trial 1597 torture can be found in the record of the witch-trial of Birstein 1597: "As the pastor has violently protested against the torture of the women, it has therefore been stopped this time." As a consequence Anton Praetorius was dismissed by the count. In his new parochy in Laudenbach near Heidelberg he wrote the book Gründlicher Bericht über Zauberey und Zauberer (Thorough Report about Witchcraft and Witches) to protest against torture and the prosecution of witches. At first he published the book in 1598 under the name of his son Johannes Schulze ("Johannes Scultetus"). In 1602 he dared to publish the book under his own name. The book was published again in 1613 and posthumously in 1629. Praetorius Bericht Zauberey 1602 Praetorius was one of the first to describe the terrible situation of the prisoners and to protest against torture, and with his "Bericht" Praetorius publicly objected to the prevailing attitude in the church (a view held by Roman Catholics as well as Protestants such as Martin Luther and John Calvin) on the torture and burning of witches. Praetorius died in Laudenbach. Publications (German and Latin) Vas Heidelbergense, Heidelberg, October 1595 (Poem about the 1. Great Wine Barrel in the Castle of Heidelberg. Only one remaining print, Laudenbach House of the Pastor translated into German by Burghard Schmanck) De pii magistratus officio (Poem on Wolfgang Ernst, Earl of Ysenburg, Büdingen and Birstein). Heidelberg, Printed by Christoph Löw, 1596 (Only one remaining print, translated into German by Burghard Schmanck) Hauptstück (catechism) Christlicher Religion sampt den gemeinesten Gebetlein/ und etlichen Fragen. Printed in Lich by Nicolaum Erbenium. 1597. Only one remaining print, fragment Haußgespräch, darinn kurtz doch klärlich vnd gründlich begriffen wirdt, was zu wahrer Christlicher Bekanntnuß auch Gottseligem Wandel ... zu wissen von nöhten, (conversation in the family about Christian education) Printed in Lich 1597 Gründlicher Bericht von Zauberey und Zauberern/ darinn dieser grausamen Menschen feindtseliges und schändliches Vornemen/ und wie Christlicher Obrigkeit ihnen Zubegegnen/ ihr Werck zuhindern/ auffzuheben und zu Straffen / gebüre und wol möglich sey... kurtz und ordentlich erkläret. (Thorough Report about Witchcraft and Witches) By Joannem Scultetum Westphalo camensem. (Johannes Scultetum is a pseudonym of Anton Praetorius) printed in Lich by Nicolas Erbenis. 1598 Clarissimo juris utriusque Doctori Domino Jano Grutero Sponso. Poem for the wedding of Jan Gruter, (translated into German by Burghard Schmanck) 1601 (Only one remaining print) Gründlicher Bericht von Zauberey und Zauberern: kurtz und ordentlich erkläret durch Antonium Praetorium, (Thorough Report about Witchcraft and Witches) printed in Lich/ 1602 De Sacrosanctis novi foederis Jesu Christi (about the sacraments) printed by Wolgangus Kezelius and Conradus Nebenius, Lich 1602 Nemo Ad Desideratissimas 15. Iunii.,1613 (Poem for a wedding of a pastor) Lancellotus Heidelberg (only one remaining print) Von Zauberey und Zauberern/ Gründlicher Bericht, (Thorough Report about Witchcraft and Witches) printed 1613 in Heidelberg by Johann Lancellot/ Andreae Cambier. Gründlicher Bericht, (Thorough Report about Witchcraft and Witches) printed 1629 in Frankfurt am Main by Johann Niclas Stoltzenbergern/ Johann Carl Unckels several handwritten letters Tributes The church of Laudenbach displays a plaque in memory of Praetorius[4] and on May 7, 2015 the city of Lippstadt named a path in his honor. References 1. Williams, Gerhild S. (2013). "Demonologies". In Levack, Brian .P The Oxford Handbook of Witchcraft in Early Modern Europe and Colonial America (https://books.google.com/books?id=Lum96_FPZp0C&pg=PA7 9). Oxford University Press. p. 79.ISBN 9780199578160. Inauguration of a street name for 2. Hartmut Hegeler: Anton Praetorius, Kämpfer gegen Hexenprozesse und Anton Praetorius in Lippstadt/ Folter, (fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture) Germany on May 7th 2015 Unna, 2002 3. de:Anton Praetorius. 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvp3rla5f_w Bibliography (in German) Hartmut Hegeler: Anton Praetorius, Kämpfer gegen Hexenprozesse und Folter, (fighter against the persecution of witches and against torture) Unna, 2002ISBN 3-9808969-4-3 Hartmut Hegeler und Stefan Wiltschko: Anton Praetorius und das 1. Große Fass von Heidelberg, (the 1. Great Wine Barrel in the Castle of Heidelberg) Unna, 2003ISBN 3-9808969-0-0 Anton Praetorius, De Sacrosanctis Sacramentis novi foederis Jesu Christi, Eine reformatorische Sakramentenlehre von 1602 über die hochheiligen Sakramente des Neuen Bundes Jesu Christi (teachings about the sacraments) Lateinische Originalschrift (the original writing in Latin with a translation into German, translated by Burghard Schmanck), herausgegeben und übersetzt von Burghard Schmanck, Bautz erlag,V Nordhausen 2010,ISBN 978-3- 88309-550-9 External links http://www.bautz.de (Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon, Verlag Traugott Bautz) http://www.anton-praetorius.de biography and literature about Anton Praetorius http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/%7Ecd2/drw/F3/praetor/o02wid.htm reprinted text of the "Bericht" of Praetorius 1613 https://web.archive.org/web/20050326032054/http://www.theology.de/praetorius.htm Biography including coloured pictures https://web.archive.org/web/20050317002004/http://news.genealog.de/rheinhessen/dittelsheim-hessloch/anton- praetorius-teil1.shtml Praetorius as pastor in Dittelsheim (with pictures) https://web.archive.org/web/20050220230627/http://www.sfn.uni-muenchen.de/hexenverfolgung/art784.htm biography http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~harsch/Chronologia/Lspost16/Praetorius/pra_mag.html (Latin texts of Praetorius) http://www.hs-augsburg.de/~harsch/Chronologia/Lspost16/Praetorius/pra_vas0.html Latin text der Schrift von Praetorius Das 1. Große Fass von Heidelberg http://www.schmanck.de/desacrFormat20Auszug.pdf De sacrosanctis, Homilia quinta: De infantibus ante baptismum mortuis Latin text Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anton_Praetorius&oldid=832887831" This page was last edited on 28 March 2018, at 14:45. Text is available under theCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of theWikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization..
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