Krzysztof Crell-Spinowski
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Krzysztof Crell-Spinowski (Latin: Crellius Spinovius, English: Christopher Crell) (Raków, Kielce County 1622 - December 12, 1680) was an Arian theologian, pastor of the church of the Polish Brethren
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Christopher Crellius was the middle generation of three Socinian theologians: he was son of Johannes Crellius
, and father of Samuel Crellius
-Spinowski. Krzysztof Crell-Spinowski was educated first where he was born, at the Racovian Academy
, then following the forced closure of the Racovian Academy
in 1639, at the University of Leiden.
After his return to Poland, from 1650 he was a preacher in Krzelów
, then 1654-1659 minister in Rąbkowa
, then at Kluczbork
in Silesia where his sons Christopher Jr. (1658) and Samuel (1660) were born, and his wife died (1666), and where from his second marriage a third son Paweł (1677) was born. In 1669, Krzysztof Sr. moved as minister and teacher to Kosinowo
. He completed the editing and printing of works of his father in Amsterdam. During his trips abroad to the Netherlands and England he sought material assistance for exiled Arians. He died on the way home from Kosinowo to Kluczbork.
While his second and third sons followed their father's work as ministers in Lithuania, the firstborn, Christopher Crell Jr, accompanied his widowed father to England in 1668 at the age of 10 with his sister, and was left in the care of a spinster, Miss Alice Stuckey. Though Christoph Jr. later studied, like his father, at Leiden, where he graduated in medicine 6 July 1682, with a thesis on bladder stones. Christopher Crell Jr. went on to become a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
in London 2 April 1683.
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...
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Christopher Crellius was the middle generation of three Socinian theologians: he was son of Johannes Crellius
Johannes Crellius
Johannes Crellius was a Polish and German theologian.-Life:...
, and father of Samuel Crellius
Samuel Crellius
Samuel Crell-Spinowski was an Arian philosopher and theologian, pastor of the church of the Polish Brethren....
-Spinowski. Krzysztof Crell-Spinowski was educated first where he was born, at 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....
, then following the forced closure 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....
in 1639, at the University of Leiden.
After his return to Poland, from 1650 he was a preacher in Krzelów
Krzelów, Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship
Krzelów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sędziszów, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Sędziszów, west of Jędrzejów, and south-west of the regional capital Kielce.-References:...
, then 1654-1659 minister in Rąbkowa
Rabkowa
Rąbkowa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łososina Dolna, within Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Łososina Dolna, north of Nowy Sącz, and south-east of the regional capital Kraków.-References:...
, then at Kluczbork
Kluczbork
Kluczbork is a town in southwestern Poland with 26,670 inhabitants , situated in the Opole Voivodeship. It is the capital of Kluczbork County and an important railroad junction. In Kluczbork the major rail line from Katowice splits into two directions - westwards to Wroclaw and northwards to Poznań...
in Silesia where his sons Christopher Jr. (1658) and Samuel (1660) were born, and his wife died (1666), and where from his second marriage a third son Paweł (1677) was born. In 1669, Krzysztof Sr. moved as minister and teacher to Kosinowo
Kosinowo, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Kosinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany ....
. He completed the editing and printing of works of his father in Amsterdam. During his trips abroad to the Netherlands and England he sought material assistance for exiled Arians. He died on the way home from Kosinowo to Kluczbork.
While his second and third sons followed their father's work as ministers in Lithuania, the firstborn, Christopher Crell Jr, accompanied his widowed father to England in 1668 at the age of 10 with his sister, and was left in the care of a spinster, Miss Alice Stuckey. Though Christoph Jr. later studied, like his father, at Leiden, where he graduated in medicine 6 July 1682, with a thesis on bladder stones. Christopher Crell Jr. went on to become a licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
in London 2 April 1683.