Johann Pistorius the Elder
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Johann Pistorius was a German Protestant minister. From 1541 he was the Superintendent
at the church in Nidda in Hesse
.
Along with Philipp Melanchthon
and Martin Bucer
, Pistorius was appointed by Charles V
to represent the Protestants at the Diet of Regensburg in 1541. He also participated in the Colloquy of Worms
in 1557.
Pistorius was the father of Johann Pistorius
(the Younger).
Superintendent (ecclesiastical)
Superintendent is the head of an administrative division of a Protestant church, largely historical but still in use in Germany.- Superintendents in Sweden :...
at the church in Nidda in Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
.
Along with Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon , born Philipp Schwartzerdt, was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and an influential designer of educational systems...
and Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer was a Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. Bucer was originally a member of the Dominican Order, but after meeting and being influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his monastic vows to be annulled...
, Pistorius was appointed by Charles V
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...
to represent the Protestants at the Diet of Regensburg in 1541. He also participated in the Colloquy of Worms
Colloquy of Worms
The Colloquy of Worms was the last colloquy in the 16th century on an imperial level, held in Worms from September 11 to October 8, 1557. At the Diet of Augsburg in 1555 it had been agreed that the dialog on controversial religious issues should be continued. A resolution was passed at Regensburg...
in 1557.
Pistorius was the father of Johann Pistorius
Johann Pistorius
Johann Pistorius was a German controversialist and historian. He is sometimes called Niddanus from the name of his birthplace, Nidda in Hesse.-Life:...
(the Younger).