Oecolampadius, Johann

Japanese: エコランパディウス（英語表記）Oecolampadius， Johann

Born: 1482. Weinsberg
Died November 23, 1531. Basel German humanist, church patrist, and leader of the Reformation in the city of Basel. German name Hüssgen. Studied at the University of Heidelberg. He was drawn to humanism, and in 1515 assisted Erasmus in publishing the original Greek text of the New Testament. In 1518 he became a preacher at Augsburg Cathedral. Around this time he sympathized with Luther, and briefly entered a monastery, but escaped and became involved in the Reformation movement. He eventually moved to Basel (1520), and due to his harmonious personality he rose to a leading position in the local Reformation movement. He served as a professor at the University of Basel and a priest at St. Martin's Church. In 1522 he became a friend of Zwingli and began to support him. He achieved the Reformation in Bern and Basel, and in 1527 he became a pastor at Basel Cathedral. In 1531 he was deeply shocked by the news of Zwingli's death in battle, and died the following month.

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Japanese:

[生]1482. ワインスベルク
[没]1531.11.23. バーゼル
ドイツの人文主義者，教父学者，バーゼル市の宗教改革指導者。ドイツ名 Hüssgen。ハイデルベルク大学に学ぶ。人文主義に接近し，1515年エラスムスの新約聖書ギリシア語原典出版に協力。 18年アウクスブルク大聖堂付き説教司祭。この頃ルターに共鳴。一時修道院に入るが，脱出して改革運動に従事。やがてバーゼルに移り (1520) ，その円満な人格により当地の改革運動の指導的地位につく。バーゼル大学教授，聖マルチン教会の司祭をつとめる。 22年ツウィングリの盟友となり支援の活動を展開。ベルン，バーゼルで宗教改革を実現し，27年バーゼル大聖堂付き牧師に就任。 31年ツウィングリ戦死の報に深い衝撃を受け，翌月死去。

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