Staupitz was born in Motterwitz around 1460. Descended from an old Saxon family of Czech origin (ze Stupic),[4] he matriculated in the year 1485 and was accepted into the Augustinian order of friars in Munich before being posted to Tübingen, where he was eventually promoted to the rank of prior. In 1500, Staupitz was made a Doctor of Theology and in 1503 he was elected to the post of Vicar general of the German Congregation of Augustinians.[5] He was also made dean of the theology faculty at the new University of Wittenberg when it was founded in 1502. In 1512, while in his fifties, Staupitz resigned his professorship and relocated to the southern part of Germany, resigning his vicar-generalship officially in 1520. In 1522 he accepted an offer from the Benedictines inviting him to join their order, becoming Abbot of St Peter's in Salzburg.
As Augustinian Superior, Staupitz first met Martin Luther at Erfurt in April 1506.[citation needed] A young friar plagued by persistent thoughts of spiritual inadequacy, Luther felt compelled to confess to Staupitz everything sinful he had ever done. At least once, Luther spent six hours confessing to Staupitz, who responded to the young man's doubts by counselling him on the Means of Grace and on salvation through the blood of Christ. He also commanded Luther to pursue a more academic career, hoping it would provide a distraction from his recurrent theological brooding.[citation needed]
In 1518 after Luther was declared a heretic,[citation needed] Staupitz was appointed promagister of the Augustinian order to plead in protest with Luther, discussing the issue of indulgences in great detail. Staupitz is sometimes categorized as a forerunner of Luther, although his actual words indicate a man driven by anxious suspicions and an encouraging desire to understand Luther's objections.[citation needed] Staupitz perceived Luther's complaints as questions against clerical abuses, rather than as fundamental disputes of dogma. Ultimately, Staupitz released Martin Luther from the Augustinian order, preserving the good name of the order while simultaneously giving Luther freedom to act. His connection with Luther's views was now sealed, and in 1520 Pope Leo X demanded an abjuration and revocation of heresy from Staupitz. He refused to revoke, on the grounds that he had never asserted Luther's heresies himself, but he did abjure and recognize the Pontiff as his judge. Staupitz was no Lutheran, but was thoroughly Catholic in matters of faith, especially as regards the freedom of the will, the meritoriousness of good works, and justification, which has been established by Paulus from the writings of Staupitz.[5] However, Luther perceived his abjuration as a betrayal. In his last letter to Luther in 1524 Staupitz made it clear he was bitter about the direction of the Reformation and its seemingly willful destruction of the unity of the Christian Church.[citation needed]
Staupitz died in 1524 at St Peter's Archabbey, Salzburg, where he had become a monk in 1522, rising quickly to the post of abbot. He is now celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar.
References
^Franz Posset, The Front-Runner of the Catholic Reformation: The Life and Works of Johann von Staupitz (Surrey, Great Britain: Ashgate, 2003), 4.
^Bainton, Roland. Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1950), p. 53, online
^Pilnáček, Josef, "Solnohradský kazatel Jan ze Stupice, jinak Staupitz" in Dunaj – revue rakouských Čechoslováků (vol. 9, 1932), p. 163
^ ab One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Johann von Staupitz". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
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Johann von Staupitz O S A c 1460 28 December 1524 was a Catholic theologian university preacher 1 and Vicar General of the Augustinian friars in Germany 2 who supervised Martin Luther during a critical period in his spiritual life Martin Luther himself remarked If it had not been for Dr Staupitz I should have sunk in hell 3 Although he remained Catholic died as a Benedictine monk and had repudiated the Reformation he is commemorated on 8 November as a priest in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod Johann von StaupitzEngraving of Johann von Staupitz 1889Bornc 1460Motterwitz Electorate of SaxonyDiedDecember 28 1524 1524 12 28 aged 63 64 St Peter s Archabbey Salzburg Archbishopric of SalzburgReligionRoman CatholicBiography EditStaupitz was born in Motterwitz around 1460 Descended from an old Saxon family of Czech origin ze Stupic 4 he matriculated in the year 1485 and was accepted into the Augustinian order of friars in Munich before being posted to Tubingen where he was eventually promoted to the rank of prior In 1500 Staupitz was made a Doctor of Theology and in 1503 he was elected to the post of Vicar general of the German Congregation of Augustinians 5 He was also made dean of the theology faculty at the new University of Wittenberg when it was founded in 1502 In 1512 while in his fifties Staupitz resigned his professorship and relocated to the southern part of Germany resigning his vicar generalship officially in 1520 In 1522 he accepted an offer from the Benedictines inviting him to join their order becoming Abbot of St Peter s in Salzburg As Augustinian Superior Staupitz first met Martin Luther at Erfurt in April 1506 citation needed A young friar plagued by persistent thoughts of spiritual inadequacy Luther felt compelled to confess to Staupitz everything sinful he had ever done At least once Luther spent six hours confessing to Staupitz who responded to the young man s doubts by counselling him on the Means of Grace and on salvation through the blood of Christ He also commanded Luther to pursue a more academic career hoping it would provide a distraction from his recurrent theological brooding citation needed In 1518 after Luther was declared a heretic citation needed Staupitz was appointed promagister of the Augustinian order to plead in protest with Luther discussing the issue of indulgences in great detail Staupitz is sometimes categorized as a forerunner of Luther although his actual words indicate a man driven by anxious suspicions and an encouraging desire to understand Luther s objections citation needed Staupitz perceived Luther s complaints as questions against clerical abuses rather than as fundamental disputes of dogma Ultimately Staupitz released Martin Luther from the Augustinian order preserving the good name of the order while simultaneously giving Luther freedom to act His connection with Luther s views was now sealed and in 1520 Pope Leo X demanded an abjuration and revocation of heresy from Staupitz He refused to revoke on the grounds that he had never asserted Luther s heresies himself but he did abjure and recognize the Pontiff as his judge Staupitz was no Lutheran but was thoroughly Catholic in matters of faith especially as regards the freedom of the will the meritoriousness of good works and justification which has been established by Paulus from the writings of Staupitz 5 However Luther perceived his abjuration as a betrayal In his last letter to Luther in 1524 Staupitz made it clear he was bitter about the direction of the Reformation and its seemingly willful destruction of the unity of the Christian Church citation needed Staupitz also wrote theological works on the topics of predestination faith and love In 1559 Pope Paul IV added these texts to the Index of Prohibited Books seeing them as perhaps compromised by the friendly relations between Staupitz and Luther during Luther s earlier years citation needed Staupitz died in 1524 at St Peter s Archabbey Salzburg where he had become a monk in 1522 rising quickly to the post of abbot He is now celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical calendar References Edit Franz Posset The Front Runner of the Catholic Reformation The Life and Works of Johann von Staupitz Surrey Great Britain Ashgate 2003 4 Posset 127 Bainton Roland Here I Stand A Life of Martin Luther Nashville Abingdon Press 1950 p 53 online Pilnacek Josef Solnohradsky kazatel Jan ze Stupice jinak Staupitz in Dunaj revue rakouskych Cechoslovaku vol 9 1932 p 163 a b One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Johann von Staupitz Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company External links EditJohannes von Staupitz s Influence on Martin Luther Oxford Research Encyclopedias doi 10 1093 acrefore 9780199340378 013 371 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Johann von Staupitz amp oldid 1142671918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
