In 1527, he became a school master in the free imperial city of Isny im Allgäu. Fagius took part in the Bern Colloquy, where he met the reformer Huldrych Zwingli. In 1535, he returned to the University of Strasbourg to devote himself to his study of theology.
Fagius returned to Isny as a priest in 1537. There he learnt Hebrew from the Jewish grammarian and publisher Elia Levita, and they founded a printing office together. One of the few known works to be published by this partnership was Shemot Devarim, an Old Yiddish-Hebrew-Latin-German dictionary, in 1542.
In 1543, he organized the Kirchenwesen in Konstanz and in 1544 was appointed Professor of Old Testament studies at Strasbourg. In 1546, he moved back to Heidelberg, after Elector Frederick II charged him with reforming the University of Heidelberg. Fagius however encountered such strong opposition that his reform failed and he returned to Strasbourg.
With the rise of the Counter-Reformation Paul Fagius found himself under pressure. After the defeat of the Schmalkaldic League in 1547, Fagius, who had opposed the Augsburg Interim, found himself dismissed from his position, along with Martin Bucer. Both sought refuge in England, where they were taken in by Thomas Cranmer. In 1549, Fagius was appointed Hebrew lecturer at the University of Cambridge.[1]
After being briefly active in Hebrew philology and interpreting the Old Testament Fagius died from plague in 1549, and was buried in St Michael's Church, Cambridge. Under Queen Mary's Catholic restoration, his remains were exhumed and burned (as were Martin Bucer's); in 1560, a memorial was again set up to him.
Exegesis of the first four chapters of Genesis (1542)
Elementary Hebrew grammar (1543)
Liber Fidei seu Veritatis (1542)
Parvus Tractulus (1542)
Referencesedit
^"Paul Fagius (FGS549P)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Further readingedit
Gordon, Bruce, ‘Fagius, Paul (c.1504–1549)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (2004)
MacCulloch, D., Thomas Cranmer: A life (1996)
Raubenheimer, Richard: Paul Fagius aus Bergzabern: sein Leben und Wirken als Reformator und Gelehrter. Grünstadt, Verein für pfälzische Kirchengeschichte, 1957
Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz (1975). "Fagius (Büchlein), Paul". In Bautz, Friedrich Wilhelm (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 1. Hamm: Bautz. cols. 1592–1593. ISBN3-88309-013-1.
Georg Biundo (1959), "Fagius (eigtl. Büchelin), Paul", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 4, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 744–744
paul, fagius, 1504, november, 1549, renaissance, scholar, biblical, hebrew, protestant, reformer, contents, life, works, latin, translations, from, hebrew, editions, original, works, references, further, readinglife, editfagius, born, rheinzabern, 1504, father. Paul Fagius 1504 13 November 1549 was a Renaissance scholar of Biblical Hebrew and Protestant reformer Paul Fagius Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Latin translations from Hebrew 2 2 Editions 2 3 Original works 3 References 4 Further readingLife editFagius was born at Rheinzabern in 1504 His father was a teacher and council clerk In 1515 he went to study at the University of Heidelberg and in 1518 was present at the Heidelberg Disputation In 1522 he moved to the University of Strasbourg where he learned Hebrew and met Matthaus Zell Martin Bucer and Wolfgang Capito In 1527 he became a school master in the free imperial city of Isny im Allgau Fagius took part in the Bern Colloquy where he met the reformer Huldrych Zwingli In 1535 he returned to the University of Strasbourg to devote himself to his study of theology Fagius returned to Isny as a priest in 1537 There he learnt Hebrew from the Jewish grammarian and publisher Elia Levita and they founded a printing office together One of the few known works to be published by this partnership was Shemot Devarim an Old Yiddish Hebrew Latin German dictionary in 1542 In 1543 he organized the Kirchenwesen in Konstanz and in 1544 was appointed Professor of Old Testament studies at Strasbourg In 1546 he moved back to Heidelberg after Elector Frederick II charged him with reforming the University of Heidelberg Fagius however encountered such strong opposition that his reform failed and he returned to Strasbourg With the rise of the Counter Reformation Paul Fagius found himself under pressure After the defeat of the Schmalkaldic League in 1547 Fagius who had opposed the Augsburg Interim found himself dismissed from his position along with Martin Bucer Both sought refuge in England where they were taken in by Thomas Cranmer In 1549 Fagius was appointed Hebrew lecturer at the University of Cambridge 1 After being briefly active in Hebrew philology and interpreting the Old Testament Fagius died from plague in 1549 and was buried in St Michael s Church Cambridge Under Queen Mary s Catholic restoration his remains were exhumed and burned as were Martin Bucer s in 1560 a memorial was again set up to him Works editLatin translations from Hebrew edit Pirḳe Abot 1541 Levita s Tishbi 1541 Tobit 1542 Alfabeta de Ben Sira 1542 Sefer Amanah 1542 David Ḳimḥi s commentary on Psalms ch i x 1544 Editions edit Targum Onḳelos 1546 Original works edit Exegesis of the first four chapters of Genesis 1542 Elementary Hebrew grammar 1543 Liber Fidei seu Veritatis 1542 Parvus Tractulus 1542 References edit Paul Fagius FGS549P A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge Further reading editGordon Bruce Fagius Paul c 1504 1549 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2004 MacCulloch D Thomas Cranmer A life 1996 Raubenheimer Richard Paul Fagius aus Bergzabern sein Leben und Wirken als Reformator und Gelehrter Grunstadt Verein fur pfalzische Kirchengeschichte 1957 Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz 1975 Fagius Buchlein Paul In Bautz Friedrich Wilhelm ed Biographisch Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon BBKL in German Vol 1 Hamm Bautz cols 1592 1593 ISBN 3 88309 013 1 Georg Biundo 1959 Fagius eigtl Buchelin Paul Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 4 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot pp 744 744 Ludwig Geiger 1877 Fagius Paul F Buchlein Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie in German vol 6 Leipzig Duncker amp Humblot pp 533 534 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Fagius amp oldid 1223332437, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
