Samuel Naeranus
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Samuel Naeranus was a Dutch Remonstrant minister and neo-Latin poet, exiled in 1619 after the Synod of Dort
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, where his father Servatius was a preacher, and attended the Latin school there under Rekenarius, moving to Amsterdam when his teacher did. He studied at Saumur Academy and then at the Academy of Sedan
, where he was rector of the Latin school from 1608 to 1610. At Sedan Meric Casaubon
was his pupil.
He was minister of Hazerswoude
, in 1613, when he made the French translation of the Ordinum Pietas of Hugo Grotius
. He witnessed with other ministers disputations in 1614 and 1615 between Jan Geesteran and Conrad Vorstius
. At the time of his exile he was minister at Amersfoort
, where he had moved in 1617. He participated in the Synod of Dort
, where he complained during the 46th and 54th sessions of the injustice of the Remonstrants not being allowed to present their own views.
Exiled, Naeranus initially went to Antwerp, where the Remonstrants were regrouping. In 1623 he was at Rostock
, and was invited by Martin Ruar to move to Danzig. He was there at a merchants' church until 1631. He then moved back to Amersfoort.
, and supported by Simon Episcopius
.In exile in Danzig he published Senatus Gedanensis anagrammaticus (1632).
Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was a National Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618-1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church, to settle a divisive controversy initiated by the rise of Arminianism. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618, and the final meeting, the 154th, was on May 9, 1619...
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Life
He was born in DordrechtDordrecht
Dordrecht , colloquially Dordt, historically in English named Dort, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland. It is the fourth largest city of the province, having a population of 118,601 in 2009...
, where his father Servatius was a preacher, and attended the Latin school there under Rekenarius, moving to Amsterdam when his teacher did. He studied at Saumur Academy and then at the Academy of Sedan
Academy of Sedan
The Academy of Sedan was a Huguenot academy in Sedan, founded in 1579 and suppressed in 1681. It was one of the main centres for the production of Reformed pastors in France for a hundred years.-History:...
, where he was rector of the Latin school from 1608 to 1610. At Sedan Meric Casaubon
Méric Casaubon
Méric Casaubon , son of Isaac Casaubon, was a French-English classical scholar...
was his pupil.
He was minister of Hazerswoude
Hazerswoude
Hazerswoude is a former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. It contained the towns of Hazerswoude-Dorp and Hazerswoude-Rijndijk, and the villages Groenendijk and Bent....
, in 1613, when he made the French translation of the Ordinum Pietas of Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius , also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic. With Francisco de Vitoria and Alberico Gentili he laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law...
. He witnessed with other ministers disputations in 1614 and 1615 between Jan Geesteran and Conrad Vorstius
Conrad Vorstius
Conrad Vorstius was a German-Dutch Protestant Remonstrant theologian, and successor to Jacobus Arminius in the theology chair at Leiden.-Early life:...
. At the time of his exile he was minister at Amersfoort
Amersfoort
Amersfoort is a municipality and the second largest city of the province of Utrecht in central Netherlands. The city is growing quickly but has a well-preserved and protected medieval centre. Amersfoort is one of the largest railway junctions in the country, because of its location on two of the...
, where he had moved in 1617. He participated in the Synod of Dort
Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was a National Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618-1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church, to settle a divisive controversy initiated by the rise of Arminianism. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618, and the final meeting, the 154th, was on May 9, 1619...
, where he complained during the 46th and 54th sessions of the injustice of the Remonstrants not being allowed to present their own views.
Exiled, Naeranus initially went to Antwerp, where the Remonstrants were regrouping. In 1623 he was at Rostock
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
, and was invited by Martin Ruar to move to Danzig. He was there at a merchants' church until 1631. He then moved back to Amersfoort.
Works
At Sedan in 1606 he published a Disputatio de libera voluntate, which he translated from Latin to Dutch and published in 1611 as Dispvtatie van de vrye wille. His Onderwysinge in de Christelijcke religie was the first short Remonstrant catechism, and reached a fourth edition in 1664 (Rotterdam); it was subjected to criticism by Abraham HeidanusAbraham Heidanus
Abraham Heidanus was a Dutch Calvinist minister and controversialist, sympathetic to Cartesianism.-Life:...
, and supported by Simon Episcopius
Simon Episcopius
Simon Episcopius was a Dutch theologian and Remonstrant who played a significant role at the Synod of Dort in 1618...
.In exile in Danzig he published Senatus Gedanensis anagrammaticus (1632).