Michael Brüggeman(n) (; ; 1583,
Stolp – 1654) was a German
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
pastor, preacher and translator living in the town of
Schmolsin (Smołdzino),
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania (german: Herzogtum Pommern; pl, Księstwo Pomorskie; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The country ha ...
. He was born in
Stolp (now Słupsk).
Acting on the request of the last
Griffin duchess,
Anna von Croy, Brüggemann translated several liturgical texts, hymnals, prayer books and funeral speeches into
Slovincian, a dialect of
Kashubian. He also preached regularly in that language.
1583 births
1654 deaths
People from Słupsk
17th-century German Lutheran clergy
People from the Duchy of Pomerania
German male non-fiction writers
17th-century German translators
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