Mörlin, Maximillian

Male 1516 - 1584  (67 years)


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  • Name Mörlin, Maximillian  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Birth 14 Oct 1516  Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 6, 8
    Gender Male 
    Education 1533  University of Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Life Event 1539  Pegau, Leipziger Land, Sachsen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran Pastor 
    Life Event 1539  Zeitz, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Lutheran Pastor 
    Life Event 1543  Schalkau, Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9
    Lutheran Pastor 
    Life Event 1544  Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Court Preacher 
    Education 1546  University of Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Doctor of Theology 
    Life Event 1546  Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lutheran Superintendent 
    Life Event 1564  University of Jena, Jena, Jena, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Pro Chancellor and Vice-Dean 
    Life Event 1570  Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lutheran Pastor 
    Life Event 1572  Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Lutheran Pastor 
    Life Event 1573  Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran Pastor 
    Death 20 Apr 1584  Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 5, 8
    Burial Aft 20 Apr 1584  Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I3198  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father Mörlin, Jodocus,   b. Between 3 Jul 1488 and 18 Mar 1489, Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Vorarlberg, Austria Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1550, Westhausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Hausknecht, Anna,   b. 1495, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1544, Westhausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Relationship Stepchild 
    Marriage 1515  Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F4678  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rhau, Anna,   b. Between 1520 and 1524, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1584, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jan 1581  Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 8
    Family ID F5552  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Family 2 Rosenthaler, Helena,   b. 1505, Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1547, Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 1541  Zeitz, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mörlin, Helene,   b. 1 Apr 1542, Zeitz, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1622, Rodach, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F11619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Family 3 Rosenthaler, Ursula,   b. 1519, Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1580, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 1543  Schalkau, Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8, 11
    Children 
     1. Mörlin, Appolonia,   b. 1545, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1584, Graba, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [natural]
     2. Mörlin, Katharina,   b. Abt 1550, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr 1587, Stressenhausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)  [natural]
     3. Mörlin, Ursula,   b. Abt 1554, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1587, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)  [natural]
     4. Mörlin, Maximillian,   b. 21 Apr 1555, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1628, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)  [natural]
     5. Mörlin, Christoph,   b. 8 Dec 1555, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1558, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)  [natural]
     6. Mörlin, Cordula Anna,   b. 12 Apr 1557, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1584, Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 27 years)  [natural]
     7. Mörlin, Jobst,   b. 29 May 1558, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1558, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)  [natural]
     8. Mörlin, Joachim,   b. 17 Jul 1559, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1590, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)  [natural]
     9. Mörlin, Johann,   b. 29 Sep 1560, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1590, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [natural]
     10. Mörlin, Rebecca,   b. 8 Mar 1562, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1620, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [natural]
     11. Mörlin, Johann Heinrich,   b. 22 Jan 1564, Jena, Jena, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 May 1590, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)  [natural]
     12. Mörlin, Friedrich,   b. 11 Oct 1565, Jena, Jena, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1567, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [natural]
     13. Mörlin, Gabriel,   b. 22 Nov 1566, Jena, Jena, Thüringen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1584, Coburg, Bayern, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 17 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F6428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Oct 1516 - Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - 1533 - University of Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Pastor - 1539 - Pegau, Leipziger Land, Sachsen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Pastor - 1539 - Zeitz, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1541 - Zeitz, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Pastor - 1543 - Schalkau, Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1543 - Schalkau, Sonneberg, Thüringen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Court Preacher - 1544 - Coburg, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Doctor of Theology - 1546 - University of Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Superintendent - 1546 - Coburg, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Pro Chancellor and Vice-Dean - 1564 - University of Jena, Jena, Jena, Thüringen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Pastor - 1570 - Dillenburg, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Hessen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Pastor - 1572 - Siegen, Siegen-Wittgenstein, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsLife Event - Lutheran Pastor - 1573 - Coburg, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Jan 1581 - Coburg, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Apr 1584 - Coburg, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 20 Apr 1584 - Coburg, Bayern, Germany Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Coburg and the House at Kirchhof 2 (A)
    Coburg and the House at Kirchhof 2 (A)
    Coburg and the House at Kirchhof 2 (B)
    Coburg and the House at Kirchhof 2 (B)
    MOERLIN, Max
    MOERLIN, Max

    Documents
    Licht am Abend
    Licht am Abend
    Coburg and the House at Kirchhof 2 (C)
    Coburg and the House at Kirchhof 2 (C)
    Coburg the St. Moritz Church
    Coburg the St. Moritz Church
    Coburg the St. Moritz Lutheran Church
    Coburg the St. Moritz Lutheran Church
    Coburg and St Moriz Church
    Coburg and St Moriz Church

  • Notes 
    • Maximilian Mörlin
      From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

      Maximilian Mörlin ( 14 October 1516, Wittenberg, Electorate of Saxony - 20 April 1584, Coburg, Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Eisenach ) was a Lutheran theologian, court preacher, Superintendent in Coburg, and Reformer.

      Life
      Maximilian grew up with his older brother, Joachim Mörlin, as the sons of Jodok Mörlin ( Jodocus Morlinus, ca. 1490 - 1550 ), the Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wittenberg. After a harsh upbringing, when he learned the trade of a tailor, he switched to the profession of a scholar. Like his brother, he studied at Wittenberg in 1533 and came under the influence of Martin Luther and especially Philipp Melanchthon. From 1539, he was the pastor in Pegau and Zeitz and, after 1543, in Schalkau. On the recommendation of his teacher, he came to Coburg in 1544 as a court preacher ( Hofprediger ) and visited the city’s churches and schools on the behalf of the Duke of Saxony.

      After Maximilian graduated in 1546 under Caspar Cruciger the Elder at Wittenberg to the rank of Doctor, he was appointed as a Superintendent. In the theological debates of the times, he was at first on the side of Matthias Flacius. He pursued the condemnation of Justus Menius, participated in the Colloquy of Worms in 1557 and wrote with and Johann Stössel the Weimarer Konfutationsbuch [ the Weimarer Book of Refutations ], which was mandatory for the Lutheran churches throughout Thuringia. The Duke of Saxony, John Frederick the Middle, also took him to Heidelberg to prevent his father-in-law, Frederick III the Pious, the Elector Palatinate of the Rhine, from going over to the Reformed side. The Heidelberger Abendmahlsgespräch [ Heidelberger Discussion of the Lord’s Supper ], with which Mörlin was involved on 3 and 4 July 1560, remained unsuccessful.

      However, from the side of the Radicals, Flacius struck, distancing Mörlin from the Philippists. He fought against Andreas Osiander and helped in 1556 to enforce the Reformation to the Margraviate of Baden-Durlach on the behalf of its ruler, Charles II. As the Spiritual Assessor for the Consistory of Weimar, he pleaded in 1561 for peace with the terms of the mediating theologian Melanchthon. In Jena, he served in 1564 as the Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Dean in the first program for theological doctorates and upgraded Stössel’s academic degree from Magister to Doctor.

      The next Duke of Saxony, John William, himself the supporter of Flacius, expelled Mörlin from the Duchy in 1569. A year later, Mörlin was appointed to Dillenburg and later Siegen, where he represented his side against the Reformed tendencies of the ruler, the Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, John VI, but without success. In 1573, he returned from Siegen to Coburg, where he was restored to his old offices. He dismissed the Gnesio-Lutherans and used his influence to add to the Formula Concordiae [ Formula of Concord ] and to contend with its effects.

      Mörlin gained importance as a preacher and the representative of church administrators.

      In 1581, he married for the second time. He was survived by twelve sons.

      Literature
      (English) John McClintock and James Strong, “Mörlin, Maximilian”, in : Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature, Volume VI. - ME - NEV. ( New York City : Harper & Brothers, 1894 ), pages 617 and 618
      (English) Samuel Macauley Jackson, editor, “Moerlin, Maximilian”, in : The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, Volume VII : Liutfrand - Moralities ( New York City and London : Funk and Wagnalls Company, 1910 ), page 434.
      (German) Julius August Wagenmann, “Mörlin, Maximilian”, in : Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie ( ADB ) [ General German Biography ], Band 22 [ Volume 22 ] ( Leipzig : Duncker & Humblot, 1885 ), page 325.
      (German) Friedrich [ Eduard ] Lezius ( as Karl Färber ) : “Mörlin, Maximilian”, in : Realencyklopädie für protestantische Theologie und Kirche ( RE ) [ Real Encyclopedia of Protestant Theology and Church ], 3. Auflage, Dreizehtner Band : Methodismus in Amerika bis Neuplatonismus [ 3rd Edition, Thirteenth Volume : Methodism in America to Neo-Platonism ] ( Leipzig : J. C. Hinrichs, 1903 ), pages 247 - 249.
      (German) Wolfgang Hamm, editor, Wittenberger Gelehrtenstammbuch [ Pedigrees of the Wittenberger Scholars ], produced by the Deutsches Historisches Museum [ Museum of German History ] of Berlin in cooperation with the Mitteldeutschen Verlag ( Halle : Mitteldeutschen Verlag, 1999 ), ISBN 3-932776-76-3, page 327
      (German) August Beck, Johann Friedrich der Mittlere von Sachsen [ John Friedrich the Middle of Saxony ], Volumes 1 and 2 ( Weimar : Hermann Böhlau, 1858 )
      (German) Albert Greiner, “Das Leben und Wirken des Doktors der Theologie Maximilian Mörlin ( Superintendent zu Coburg ) [ The Life and Work of the Doctor of Theology Maxmilian Mörlin ( Superintendent of Coburg ) ]”, in : Aus der Heimat ( des Coburger Landes ) [ From the Homeland of the Coburger Land ], 1936

      The Reason Pastors Signed the Victorini Strigel [ In the winter of 1561 and 1562, after Matthias Flacius and his followers were tossed out of the University of Jena, a ] “Confession of Strigel” was sent to Württemberg for the settlement of the contentious points with Strigel, on the basis of which Jakob Andreae and Christoph Binder formulated a “Victorini Declaration”, which were recognized by the latter and the superintendents of the country. In order to achieve this agreement in the country, Maximilian Mörlin and Johann Stössel undertook a Visitation but were met with the bitter opposition from the pastor because of the Declaration. Even a “Superdeclaratio” [ Latin, “Super-sized

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