Joachim Stegmann
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Joachim Stegmann Sr. was a German Socinian theologian, Bible translator, mathematician and rector of the Racovian Academy
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Stegmann was born in Potsdam, and was a Lutheran pastor in Brandenburg, but from 1626 he began to openly profess their ideas of Fausto Paolo Sozzini
and moved to Poland, where he began working in the centers of the Polish Brethren
. He was a teacher and rector of the Racovian Academy
and contributed to the prosperity of the university.
In 1630 he collaborated with Johannes Crellius
on the publication of German version of the Racovian New Testament
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He was chosen by the Polish Brethren
community to go to Transylvania
in 1633 to serve the "Arian" (in fact Socinian) community among the Hungarian-speaking Unitarians there but died shortly after arrival in Cluj-Napoca.
Other members of his family include:
Racovian Academy
The Racovian Academy was a school of the Socinian Polish Brethren operating in Raków, Kielce County, Poland 1602-1638, and publisher of the Racovian Catechism in 1605....
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Stegmann was born in Potsdam, and was a Lutheran pastor in Brandenburg, but from 1626 he began to openly profess their ideas of Fausto Paolo Sozzini
Fausto Paolo Sozzini
Fausto Paolo Sozzini, also known as Faustus Socinus or Faust Socyn was an Italian theologian and founder of the school of Christian thought known as "Socinianism" and the main theologian of Polish Brethren .-Life:Sozzini was born at Siena, the only son of Alessandro Sozzini and...
and moved to Poland, where he began working in the centers of the Polish Brethren
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...
. He was a teacher and rector of the Racovian Academy
Racovian Academy
The Racovian Academy was a school of the Socinian Polish Brethren operating in Raków, Kielce County, Poland 1602-1638, and publisher of the Racovian Catechism in 1605....
and contributed to the prosperity of the university.
In 1630 he collaborated with Johannes Crellius
Johannes Crellius
Johannes Crellius was a Polish and German theologian.-Life:...
on the publication of German version of the Racovian New Testament
Racovian New Testament
The Racovian New Testament refers to two separate translations produced by the Unitarian Polish Brethren at the printing presses of the Racovian Academy, Raków, Poland.-Enyedi's "Preface to the Racovian New Testament":...
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He was chosen by the Polish Brethren
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...
community to go to Transylvania
Transylvania
Transylvania is a historical region in the central part of Romania. Bounded on the east and south by the Carpathian mountain range, historical Transylvania extended in the west to the Apuseni Mountains; however, the term sometimes encompasses not only Transylvania proper, but also the historical...
in 1633 to serve the "Arian" (in fact Socinian) community among the Hungarian-speaking Unitarians there but died shortly after arrival in Cluj-Napoca.
Works
- Textbook for mathematics and geometry.
- Brevis disquisitio an et quo mado vulgo dicti Evangelici Pontificios, ac nominatim Val. Magni de Acatholicorum credendi regula judicium solide atque evidenter refutare queant., Eleutheropoli (Amsterdam) 1633 (English translation London 1653).
- He worked with Andrzej WiszowatyAndrzej WiszowatyAndrzej Wiszowaty Sr. was a Socinian theologian who worked with Joachim Stegmann on the Racovian Catechism of 1605, and taught at the Racovian Academy of the Polish Brethren....
on the Racovian CatechismRacovian CatechismThe Racovian Catechism is a nontrinitarian statement of faith from the 16th century. The title Racovian comes from the publishers, the Polish Brethren, who had founded a sizeable town in Raków, Kielce County, where the Racovian Academy and printing press was founded by Jakub Sienieński in...
of 1605.
Other members of his family include:
- Joachim Stegmann Jr. (1618–1678), his son, writer
- Krzysztof Stegmann (c.1624-c.1661), Socinian teacher.
- Wawrzyniec Stegmann (c.1610-c.1655), last rector of the Racovian AcademyRacovian AcademyThe Racovian Academy was a school of the Socinian Polish Brethren operating in Raków, Kielce County, Poland 1602-1638, and publisher of the Racovian Catechism in 1605....
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