Thomas Grynaeus
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Thomas Grynaeus, also Thomas Griner, (1512 Veringendorf
– 2 August 1564 Rötteln
) was a theologian, reformer and pastor.
. Grynaeus's uncle Simon Grynaeus
was a school friend Philipp Melanchthon
. Thomas studied Greek and Latin
in Heidelberg
and Basel
and followed Simon Sulzer
to the Bern Academy, where he served as professor of Classical languages. He was released from his post for introducing Lutheran views of the Lord's Supper. He moved to Basel served as teacher and later prefect (1547) of the Basel Pädagogium. After the Reformation of the Baden-Durlach
by Margrave
Charles II in 1556, Grynaeus became pastor in 1558 at the Gallus
Church (Lörrach) and superintendent in Rötteln, where he remained to his death in 1564.
Thomas Grynaeus married Adelheid Steuber and had eleven children with her, including Simon Grynaeus the Younger and Johann Jakob Grynaeus
, who succeeded his father as pastor in Rötteln.
Veringenstadt
Veringenstadt is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 10 km north of Sigmaringen.- Municipality :...
– 2 August 1564 Rötteln
Rötteln
Rötteln is a village beneath the ruins of the Rötteln Castle in Southern Baden, which today is part of the district of Haagen in the city of Lörrach, Baden-Württemberg.- History :...
) was a theologian, reformer and pastor.
Life
Thomas Grynaeus grew up the son of a peasant in the Veringendorf, WürttembergWürttemberg
Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....
. Grynaeus's uncle Simon Grynaeus
Simon Grynaeus
Simon Grynaeus , German scholar and theologian of the Reformation, son of Jacob Gryner, a Swabian peasant, was born at Veringendorf, in Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.He adopted the name Grynaeus from the epithet of Apollo in Virgil...
was a school friend 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...
. Thomas studied Greek and Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
in Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
and Basel
Basel
Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
and followed Simon Sulzer
Simon Sulzer
Simon Sulzer was a Reformed theologian, Reformer, and Antistes of the Basel church.- Life :Sulzer was born in Schattenhalb, the child of a priest. He was educated in Bern and Lucerne. The sudden death of his father, the provost of Interlaken, forced him to turn to manual labor to support himself...
to the Bern Academy, where he served as professor of Classical languages. He was released from his post for introducing Lutheran views of the Lord's Supper. He moved to Basel served as teacher and later prefect (1547) of the Basel Pädagogium. After the Reformation of the Baden-Durlach
Markgräflerland
Markgräflerland is a region in the southwest of Germany, in the south of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg, located between the Breisgau in the north and the Black Forest in the east.-History and geography:...
by Margrave
Margrave
A margrave or margravine was a medieval hereditary nobleman with military responsibilities in a border province of a kingdom. Border provinces usually had more exposure to military incursions from the outside, compared to interior provinces, and thus a margrave usually had larger and more active...
Charles II in 1556, Grynaeus became pastor in 1558 at the Gallus
Gallus
Gallus may refer to:People* several ancient Romans; see Gallus * Gaius Cornelius Gallus , Roman poet, orator and politician *Saint Gall , 7th century...
Church (Lörrach) and superintendent in Rötteln, where he remained to his death in 1564.
Thomas Grynaeus married Adelheid Steuber and had eleven children with her, including Simon Grynaeus the Younger and Johann Jakob Grynaeus
Johann Jakob Grynaeus
Johann Jakob Grynaeus was a Swiss Protestant divine.-Life:He was born at Bern. His father, Thomas Grynaeus , was for a time professor of ancient languages at Basel and Bern, but afterwards became pastor of Röteln in Baden...
, who succeeded his father as pastor in Rötteln.