Philipp Nicolai

Philipp Nicolai

Philipp NicolaiPhilipp Nicolai (10 August 1556 – 26 October 1608) was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer. He is most widely recognized as a hymnodist.Philipp Nicolai was born at Mengeringhausen in Waldeck, Hesse, Germany where his father was a Lutheran pastor. His early education include studies at Kassel in Hesse, Hildesheim in Lower Saxony and Dortmund in Westphalia. He studied theology at the University of Erfurt where he was a pupil of Ludwig Helmbold.
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. Katherine's Church (Katharinenkirche) in Hamburg.

Latest Sheets Of Philipp Nicolai Philipp Nicolai Latest Sheets Feed
Latest Requests Of Philipp Nicolai Philipp Nicolai Latest Requests Feed

Advertisement Advertisement

share this artist
 
Total 1 sheet(s) found, listing between 0 - 1.
Song Added By Pages Instruments Sheet Type File
wachet auf reonaval (101)
4838d ago
3 Piano, Vocal Original