Matthias's father was Leonhard Höe von Höenegg, a Lutheran imperial councillor and doctor of law descended from old Austrian nobility. Matthias was born prematurely and so his health was weak during his early years, meaning he only started speaking when he was seven. His father initially had him taught by a private tutor until, once he was almost fully educated, he was allowed to visit Vienna's St Stephan's Stadtschule, where he developed remarkably and began talking to the city's scholars.
Due to the imminent capture of Vienna in 1594 by the Ottomans, Matthias, his father and his brother moved to Steyr, where they spent three years and where Matthias attended the local gymnasium. His father then returned to Vienna and recalled Matthias, giving him a chance to attend the University of Vienna, where he initially studied philosophy. On the recommendation of an envoy from Saxony, on 16 June 1597 he moved to the University of Wittenberg, where he studied philosophy and gained his master's degree, toying with going into law but in the end deciding to study theology.
After several disputations and lectures in Wittenberg, his father's death in 1599 brought him back to Vienna for a short time, before returning to Wittenberg, where he gained his licentiate in theology in 1601. In 1602 he travelled to Dresden, where he aimed to become court-preacher to the Prince Elector. After a trial sermon on 17 February 1602 he gained the post and also graduated on 6 March 1604 as a doctor of theology in Wittenberg. Christian II of Saxony then sent him to Plauen as superintendent, where on 20 April he was introduced to Polykarp Leyser the Elder.
Despite several offers of other posts, he remained in the service of Saxony and in 1611, at the request of the elector of Saxony, moved to Prague as director of Protestant schools and churches in Bohemia. He then moved back to Dresden on the death of Paul Jenisch and replaced him as chief court preacher of Saxony.
His most notable work is his two-volume Commentarii in Joannis Apocalypsin (Leipzig 1610/40). His sermons and writings were strong Lutheran polemics against the Reformed churches, whose beliefs he loathed more than Counter-Reformation Catholicism. Older literature on the topic[who?] has overestimated his influence on John George I of Saxony and Saxon policy at the start of the Thirty Years' War, though he was on John George's privy council when it approved siding with the Emperor against Frederick V and wrote propaganda to support that decision.
Publications by or about Matthias Hoë von Hoënegg at VD 17
Church history of Saxony
January 01, 1970
matthias, hoë, hoënegg, february, 1580, vienna, march, 1645, dresden, german, lutheran, pastor, contents, life, references, bibliography, external, linkslife, editmatthias, father, leonhard, höe, höenegg, lutheran, imperial, councillor, doctor, descended, from. Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg 24 February 1580 in Vienna 4 March 1645 in Dresden was a German Lutheran pastor Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg Contents 1 Life 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksLife editMatthias s father was Leonhard Hoe von Hoenegg a Lutheran imperial councillor and doctor of law descended from old Austrian nobility Matthias was born prematurely and so his health was weak during his early years meaning he only started speaking when he was seven His father initially had him taught by a private tutor until once he was almost fully educated he was allowed to visit Vienna s St Stephan s Stadtschule where he developed remarkably and began talking to the city s scholars Due to the imminent capture of Vienna in 1594 by the Ottomans Matthias his father and his brother moved to Steyr where they spent three years and where Matthias attended the local gymnasium His father then returned to Vienna and recalled Matthias giving him a chance to attend the University of Vienna where he initially studied philosophy On the recommendation of an envoy from Saxony on 16 June 1597 he moved to the University of Wittenberg where he studied philosophy and gained his master s degree toying with going into law but in the end deciding to study theology After several disputations and lectures in Wittenberg his father s death in 1599 brought him back to Vienna for a short time before returning to Wittenberg where he gained his licentiate in theology in 1601 In 1602 he travelled to Dresden where he aimed to become court preacher to the Prince Elector After a trial sermon on 17 February 1602 he gained the post and also graduated on 6 March 1604 as a doctor of theology in Wittenberg Christian II of Saxony then sent him to Plauen as superintendent where on 20 April he was introduced to Polykarp Leyser the Elder Despite several offers of other posts he remained in the service of Saxony and in 1611 at the request of the elector of Saxony moved to Prague as director of Protestant schools and churches in Bohemia He then moved back to Dresden on the death of Paul Jenisch and replaced him as chief court preacher of Saxony His most notable work is his two volume Commentarii in Joannis Apocalypsin Leipzig 1610 40 His sermons and writings were strong Lutheran polemics against the Reformed churches whose beliefs he loathed more than Counter Reformation Catholicism Older literature on the topic who has overestimated his influence on John George I of Saxony and Saxon policy at the start of the Thirty Years War though he was on John George s privy council when it approved siding with the Emperor against Frederick V and wrote propaganda to support that decision References editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Bibliography edit in German Frank Muller Kursachsen und der bohmische Aufstand 1618 1622 Munster 1997 ISBN 3 402 05674 7 in German Christian Gottlieb Jocher Gelehrtenlexikon Vol 2 p 1638 in German Wolfgang Sommer Die lutherischen Hofprediger in Dresden Grundzuge ihrer Geschichte und Franz Steiner 2006 ISBN 3 515 08907 1 Adolf Brecher Hoe von Hoenegg Matthias In Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ADB Vol 12 Duncker amp Humblot Leipzig 1880 S 541 549 Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon BBKL in German Entry Zedlers Universallexikon Vol 13 p 184 External links editPublications by or about Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg at VD 17 Church history of Saxony Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthias Hoe von Hoenegg amp oldid 1182685972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
