In 1583, he was ordained to the Lutheran ministry and was appointed minister at Herdecke. He was subsequently expelled during the Counter-Reformation. In 1588, he became pastor at Altwildungen in Hesse. He graduated with a Doctorate Degree in Theology from the University of Wittenberg in 1594. In 1596, he became the minister at Unna in Westphalia. In 1601, he was elected chief pastor of St. Catherine's Church (Katharinenkirche) in Hamburg.[4][5]
Nicolai died in Hamburg on 26 October 1608, at age 52.
^Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, translated by: Catherine Winkworth as Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying
^King and Queen of Chorales (Christian Classics Eternal Library)
Other sourcesedit
Glover, Raymond F. (1990) The Hymnal 1982 Companion, Volume One (Church Publishing Inc) ISBN9780898691436
Crump, William D. (2013) The Christmas encyclopedia (McFarland & Company, 3rd ed.) ISBN9780786468270
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philipp, nicolai, august, 1556, october, 1608, german, lutheran, pastor, poet, composer, most, widely, recognized, hymnodist, portrait, from, deorum, dearumque, hans, vredeman, vries, 1573, born, 1556, august, 1556mengeringhausen, waldeck, holy, roman, empired. Philipp Nicolai 10 August 1556 26 October 1608 was a German Lutheran pastor poet and composer He is most widely recognized as a hymnodist 1 2 Philipp NicolaiPortrait from Deorum Dearumque by Hans Vredeman de Vries 1573 Born 1556 08 10 10 August 1556Mengeringhausen in Waldeck Holy Roman EmpireDied26 October 1608 1608 10 26 aged 52 HamburgEducationUniversity of ErfurtOccupationsTheologianHymnodistKnown for Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern Seal of the minister Philipp Nicolai Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 Other sources 5 Further readingLife editPhilipp Nicolai was born at Mengeringhausen in Waldeck where his father was a Lutheran pastor His early education include studies at Kassel Hildesheim and Dortmund He studied theology at the University of Erfurt where he was a pupil of Ludwig Helmbold 3 In 1583 he was ordained to the Lutheran ministry and was appointed minister at Herdecke He was subsequently expelled during the Counter Reformation In 1588 he became pastor at Altwildungen in Hesse He graduated with a Doctorate Degree in Theology from the University of Wittenberg in 1594 In 1596 he became the minister at Unna in Westphalia In 1601 he was elected chief pastor of St Catherine s Church Katharinenkirche in Hamburg 4 5 Nicolai died in Hamburg on 26 October 1608 at age 52 Work editHe was the author of two famous hymns Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme and Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern sometimes referred to as the King and Queen of Chorales respectively These two chorales have inspired many composers including Johann Sebastian Bach whose chorale cantatas Wie schon leuchtet der Morgenstern BWV 1 and Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme BWV 140 are based on them 6 Bach s organ transcription of the latter as published in the Schubler Chorales has become world famous Nicolai is supposed to be the last example of the Meistersinger tradition in which words and music text and melody stem from one and the same person 7 8 Philipp Nicolai is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 26 October together with hymnodists Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt References edit Philipp Nicolai Hymnwriter justus anglican org Philip Nicolai 1556 1608 Hymns Ancient and Modern Historical Edition William H Frere 1909 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 12 April 2015 Philipp Nicolai 1556 1608 STEM Publishing Philipp Nicolai Hymns and Carols of Christmas com Nicolai Philipp D D Hymnary org Lyon James 2005 Chorals Editions Beauchesne p 73 ISBN 978 2 7010 1493 7 Wachet auf ruft uns die Stimme translated by Catherine Winkworth as Wake Awake for Night is Flying King and Queen of Chorales Christian Classics Eternal Library Other sources editGlover Raymond F 1990 The Hymnal 1982 Companion Volume One Church Publishing Inc ISBN 9780898691436 Crump William D 2013 The Christmas encyclopedia McFarland amp Company 3rd ed ISBN 9780786468270Further reading edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philipp Nicolai Philipp Nicolai 1556 1608 The Cyber Hymnal Philipp Nicolai Society Wittenberg Trail Studies In Lutheran Chorales by Hilton C Oswald Edited by Bruce R Backer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philipp Nicolai amp oldid 1185836247, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
