Author Bio Information
Olearius, Johann Gottfried's bio information
Saturday, September 17, 1611 - Monday, April 24, 1684
Born: September 17, 1611 - Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Died: April 24, 1684 - Weißenfels, Germany
Johann (Johannes Gottfried) Olearius was the son of Johann Olearius, pastor of St. Mary’s church and Superintendent at Halle. He entered the University of Wittenberg in 1629 (M.A. 1632, D.D. 1643), where he became a lecturer and, in 1635, adjunct of the philosophy faculty.
In 1637, he became Superintendent at Querfurt. In 1643, Duke August of Sachsen-Weissenfels appointed Olearius chief court preacher, and private chaplain at Halle, where he became Kirchenrath in 1657, and General Superintendent in 1664. On the death of Duke August in 1680, the administration of Magdeburg fell to the Elector of Brandenburg, and Duke Johann Adolf gave Olearius similar appointments at Weissenfels, which he held until his death.
Olearius wrote a Bible commentary and various devotional works. He also compiled Geistliche Singe-Kunst, one of the largest and most important German hymnals of the 17th Century. The first edition appeared in Leipzig in 1671, with over 1,200 entries; the second in Leipzig in 1672, with 1,340 hymns. The first edition contained 302 hymns by Olearius himself, marked “D. J. O.”
Source: Cyber Hymnal Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2003)
eHymns Source: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Olearius.htm
Died: April 24, 1684 - Weißenfels, Germany
Johann (Johannes Gottfried) Olearius was the son of Johann Olearius, pastor of St. Mary’s church and Superintendent at Halle. He entered the University of Wittenberg in 1629 (M.A. 1632, D.D. 1643), where he became a lecturer and, in 1635, adjunct of the philosophy faculty.
In 1637, he became Superintendent at Querfurt. In 1643, Duke August of Sachsen-Weissenfels appointed Olearius chief court preacher, and private chaplain at Halle, where he became Kirchenrath in 1657, and General Superintendent in 1664. On the death of Duke August in 1680, the administration of Magdeburg fell to the Elector of Brandenburg, and Duke Johann Adolf gave Olearius similar appointments at Weissenfels, which he held until his death.
Olearius wrote a Bible commentary and various devotional works. He also compiled Geistliche Singe-Kunst, one of the largest and most important German hymnals of the 17th Century. The first edition appeared in Leipzig in 1671, with over 1,200 entries; the second in Leipzig in 1672, with 1,340 hymns. The first edition contained 302 hymns by Olearius himself, marked “D. J. O.”
Source: Cyber Hymnal Website
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2003)
eHymns Source: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Olearius.htm
The last 10 hymns uploaded.
- # 1 - Christ The Crucified And Glorified (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 2 - The Morning Star (ZH 223) (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 3 - Looking Back To The Day Of Salvation (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 4 - Christ, The Foundation (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 5 - Gathering In Jesus' Name (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 6 - Petition For The Lord's Blessings (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 7 - Attentive Hearers (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 12, 2024)
- # 8 - The Children's Supplication (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 11, 2024)
- # 9 - Prayer For Access To God's Throne (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 11, 2024)
- #10 - Before The Meeting (TTBB) (uploaded on Oct 11, 2024)