Veit Dietrich
Encyclopedia
Veit Dietrich, also Vitus Theodorus or Vitus Diterichus, (8 December 1506 – 25 March 1549) was a German theologian
, writer
and reformer
.
; his father was a shoemaker. The talent of the boy was soon recognized and patronage of a wealthy benfactor enabled him to attend high school at the University of Wittenberg. He enrolled in March 1522. In University Philipp Melanchthon
recognized his talent and encouraged him.
Later, he was Martin Luther
's housemate and a close confidant. As such he accompanied Luther to the Marburg Colloquy
and stayed with him during the Diet of Augsburg
in 1530 at the Fortress of Coburg
. He earned a Master's degree
in 1529 and taught in the art department. Later on he was offered a professorship in Wittenberg but he rejected it.
Christian theology
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, writer
Writer
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and reformer
Protestant Reformers
Protestant Reformers were those theologians, churchmen, and statesmen whose careers, works, and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century...
.
Life and work
Veit Dietrich was born on 8 December 1506 in NurembergNuremberg
Nuremberg[p] is a city in the German state of Bavaria, in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. Situated on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine–Main–Danube Canal, it is located about north of Munich and is Franconia's largest city. The population is 505,664...
; his father was a shoemaker. The talent of the boy was soon recognized and patronage of a wealthy benfactor enabled him to attend high school at the University of Wittenberg. He enrolled in March 1522. In University 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...
recognized his talent and encouraged him.
Later, he was Martin Luther
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was a German priest, professor of theology and iconic figure of the Protestant Reformation. He strongly disputed the claim that freedom from God's punishment for sin could be purchased with money. He confronted indulgence salesman Johann Tetzel with his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517...
's housemate and a close confidant. As such he accompanied Luther to the Marburg Colloquy
Marburg Colloquy
The Marburg Colloquy was a meeting at Marburg Castle, Marburg, Hesse, Germany which attempted to solve a dispute between Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli over the Real Presence of Christ in the Lord's Supper. It took place between 1 October and 4 October 1529. The leading Protestant reformers of...
and stayed with him during the Diet of Augsburg
Diet of Augsburg
The Diet of Augsburg were the meetings of the Imperial Diet of the Holy Roman Empire in the German city of Augsburg. There were many such sessions, but the three meetings during the Reformation and the ensuing religious wars between the Roman Catholic emperor Charles V and the Protestant...
in 1530 at the Fortress of Coburg
Coburg
Coburg is a town located on the Itz River in Bavaria, Germany. Its 2005 population was 42,015. Long one of the Thuringian states of the Wettin line, it joined with Bavaria by popular vote in 1920...
. He earned a Master's degree
Magister (degree)
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in 1529 and taught in the art department. Later on he was offered a professorship in Wittenberg but he rejected it.
Works
- Luther's Piety
- "Summaria", on the Old Testament
- "Summaria", on the New Testament
- He was also one of the editors of Luther's “Lectures on Genesis” and recorded parts of Luther's Table TalkTable Talk (Luther)Martin Luther's Table Talk is a collection of his sayings. It was compiled by Johannes Mathesius and published at Eisleben in 1566.Mathesius spoke enthusiastically of the privilege of eating with Luther and hearing him converse...
Literature
- P. Meinhold: Die Genesis – Vorlesung Luthers und ihre Herausgeber. In: Forschungen zur Kirchen- u. Geistesgeschichte. Jahrgang 8, Stuttgart 1936.
- Bernhard Klaus: Veit Dietrich Leben und Werk. Nürnberg 1958
- Bernhard Klaus: Veit Dietrich. In: Fränkische Lebensbilder. Jahrgang 3, 1969, S. 141
- Marinus A. van den Broek: Sprichwort und Redensart in Veit Dietrichs 'Etliche Schriften für den gemeinen man'. Leuvense Bijdragen 75, 1986