Samuel Crellius
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Samuel Crell-Spinowski was an Arian philosopher and theologian, pastor of the church of the Polish Brethren
.
Son of Christopher Crellius
and grandson of Johannes Crellius
. Samuel's mother died when he was 6, and his father then took his older brother, Christopher, and one of his sisters to England. Samuel remained with his father in Poland, who later remarried and became father of Paul (1677). It is recorded that Samuel studied in England, but when Christopher Crell Sr. died in 1680 Samuel's elder brother Christopher Crell Jr. appears to have been not in England, but studying medicine in Leiden, and did not return to take up medicine in London till 1683.
Samuel was minister of the Socinian church in Lubniewice
(from about 1706 and again from 1718) and Królowa Wola. In Prussia
and Lithuania
he served as a spiritual leader, as had Samuel Przypkowski
and Zbigniew Morsztyn
before him. He worked closely with his half-brother Paweł, 17 years his junior, who was a minister of the church in Kosinowo.
Samuel maintained contacts with representatives of the Reformation in England, Germany and the Netherlands, among others with John Locke
, Isaac Newton
and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
, who was protector also of Paul Crell. Samuel Crell was the author of over 20 works of philosophy and theology in Latin, printed in Amsterdam, London and Königsberg
. He died June 9, 1747 in Amsterdam.
It is recorded in Polish sources that Samuel had two sons, who emigrated to Georgia, America and spread Socinian teaching there.
Polish Brethren
The Polish Brethren were members of the Minor Reformed Church of Poland, a Nontrinitarian Protestant church that existed in Poland from 1565 to 1658...
.
Son of Christopher Crellius
Krzysztof Crell-Spinowski
Krzysztof Crell-Spinowski was an Arian theologian, pastor of the church of the Polish Brethren....
and grandson of Johannes Crellius
Johannes Crellius
Johannes Crellius was a Polish and German theologian.-Life:...
. Samuel's mother died when he was 6, and his father then took his older brother, Christopher, and one of his sisters to England. Samuel remained with his father in Poland, who later remarried and became father of Paul (1677). It is recorded that Samuel studied in England, but when Christopher Crell Sr. died in 1680 Samuel's elder brother Christopher Crell Jr. appears to have been not in England, but studying medicine in Leiden, and did not return to take up medicine in London till 1683.
Samuel was minister of the Socinian church in Lubniewice
Lubniewice
Lubniewice is a town in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland, with 1,924 inhabitants .-History:The first mentioning of a fortress dates back to the Greater Polish duke Przemysł II in 1287...
(from about 1706 and again from 1718) and Królowa Wola. In Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
and Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
he served as a spiritual leader, as had Samuel Przypkowski
Samuel Przypkowski
Samuel Przypkowski was a Polish Socinian theologian, a leading figure in the Polish Brethren and an advocate of religious toleration. In Dissertatio de pace et concordia ecclesiae, published in 1628 in Amsterdam, he called for mutual tolerance by Christians...
and Zbigniew Morsztyn
Zbigniew Morsztyn
Zbigniew Morsztyn was a Polish poet.Morsztyn was born in Kraków. For 9 years he was in the army, where he fought the Swedes and Russians during the Northern Wars...
before him. He worked closely with his half-brother Paweł, 17 years his junior, who was a minister of the church in Kosinowo.
Samuel maintained contacts with representatives of the Reformation in England, Germany and the Netherlands, among others with John Locke
John Locke
John Locke FRS , widely known as the Father of Liberalism, was an English philosopher and physician regarded as one of the most influential of Enlightenment thinkers. Considered one of the first of the British empiricists, following the tradition of Francis Bacon, he is equally important to social...
, Isaac Newton
Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton PRS was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, natural philosopher, alchemist, and theologian, who has been "considered by many to be the greatest and most influential scientist who ever lived."...
and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury was an English politician, philosopher and writer.-Biography:...
, who was protector also of Paul Crell. Samuel Crell was the author of over 20 works of philosophy and theology in Latin, printed in Amsterdam, London and Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
. He died June 9, 1747 in Amsterdam.
It is recorded in Polish sources that Samuel had two sons, who emigrated to Georgia, America and spread Socinian teaching there.