John Macalpine
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John MacAlpine (died December 6, 1557) was a Scottish Protestant theologian.
about the beginning of the 16th century, and graduated at a Scottish university. From 1532 to 1534 he was prior of the Dominican
convent of Perth; but having in the latter year been summoned with Alexander Ales
and others to answer for heresy before the Bishop of Ross, he left for England
. There he was granted letters of denization on April 7, 1537, and married Agnes Macheson, a fellow exile for religion; her sister Elizabeth became the wife of Miles Coverdale.
The reaction of 1539 made England doubtful refuge and on November 25, 1540. MacAlpine matriculated at the university of Wittenberg
. He had already graduated BA at Cologne
, and in 1542 proceeded to his doctorate at Wittenberg. in that year, being known as Maccabeus, he accepted Christian III's offer to the chair of theology at the university of Copenhagen
, which had been endowed out of the spoils of the Church.
Melanchthon spoke well of MacAlpine and with Peter Plade (Palladius) who had studied at Wittenberg, MacAlpine took a prominent part in building up the Lutheran Church of Denmark. He encouraged Sir David Lindsay who visited him in 1548, to publish his Monarchie; and persuaded Christian III to intercede with Mary I of England
on behalf of Coverdale and invite him to Denmark.
MacAlpine died at Copenhagen on December 6, 1557.
's errors was published in 1552 and reprinted in Leipzig
and Copenhagen in 1768. MacAlpine was one of the four translators of Luther's German Bible into Danish.
Life
He was born in ScotlandScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
about the beginning of the 16th century, and graduated at a Scottish university. From 1532 to 1534 he was prior of the Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
convent of Perth; but having in the latter year been summoned with Alexander Ales
Alexander Ales
Alexander Ales was a Scottish theologian of the school of Augsburg.-Life:Originally Alexander Alane, he was born at Edinburgh. He studied at St Andrews in the newly-founded college of St Leonard's, where he graduated in 1515...
and others to answer for heresy before the Bishop of Ross, he left for England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. There he was granted letters of denization on April 7, 1537, and married Agnes Macheson, a fellow exile for religion; her sister Elizabeth became the wife of Miles Coverdale.
The reaction of 1539 made England doubtful refuge and on November 25, 1540. MacAlpine matriculated at the university of Wittenberg
Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a city in Germany in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, on the river Elbe. It has a population of about 50,000....
. He had already graduated BA at Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
, and in 1542 proceeded to his doctorate at Wittenberg. in that year, being known as Maccabeus, he accepted Christian III's offer to the chair of theology at the university of Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, which had been endowed out of the spoils of the Church.
Melanchthon spoke well of MacAlpine and with Peter Plade (Palladius) who had studied at Wittenberg, MacAlpine took a prominent part in building up the Lutheran Church of Denmark. He encouraged Sir David Lindsay who visited him in 1548, to publish his Monarchie; and persuaded Christian III to intercede with Mary I of England
Mary I of England
Mary I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death.She was the only surviving child born of the ill-fated marriage of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. Her younger half-brother, Edward VI, succeeded Henry in 1547...
on behalf of Coverdale and invite him to Denmark.
MacAlpine died at Copenhagen on December 6, 1557.
Works
A joint exposure of Plade and MacAlpine on OsianderOsiander
Osiander was the name of a family of German Lutheran scholars and theologians:# Andreas Osiander# Lucas Osiander the Elder, son of Andreas Osiander# Andreas Osiander II, eldest son of Lucas Osiander the Elder...
's errors was published in 1552 and reprinted in Leipzig
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
and Copenhagen in 1768. MacAlpine was one of the four translators of Luther's German Bible into Danish.