Avenarius, Johannes (2)
Avenarius Johannes
a Protestant theologian, born at Eger in 1520, died at Zeitz, Dec. 5,1590. After having been in succession pastor at Plauen, Gessnitz, Schoenfels, he was appointed professor of theology at Jena, and in 1575 became superintendent at Zeitz. He is the author of a celebrated Prayer-book, which went through a great number of editions (Strasburg, 1578, etc.), and was translated by Zader into Latin. He also published a Hebrew Grammar and Dictionary, and several other works. Hoefer, Biographie Generale, 3, 826.
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Avenarius, Johannes (1)
(third of the name), a Protestant theologian of Germany, was born at Zipsendorf, where his father was the Protestant minister, in the last half of the 17th century. He wrote, Theses de Catechismo (Plauen, 1698) :- Preecepta Homiletica (Leipsic, 1686) :–Plauisches Htandbuch (1698) :- Sententice ac Formulce Latino-Germanicce (Plauen, 1699).
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Avenarius, Johannes (2)
(fourth of the name), a Protestant theologian of Germany, son of Matthew Avenarius, was born Nov. 10, 1670, at Steinbach. He was preacher at Berka, then deacon and archdeacon at Schmalkald, then preacher at Gera. He died at Gera, Dec. 11, 1736. Among other works he wrote, Sendschr- eiben an Gotfried Ludovici, von den fIymnopais Hennebergensibus (1705):- Velgniiqte Seelenlustf -omner und bussfertiger Christen (Leipsic, 1711) :-,Eangelischer Christenschnmuck, oder Erkldirung aller sonn-, fest- und apostol. Edglichen Evbangelien (Arnstfadt, 1718). See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.