420:
25:
202:
503:, dealing with the persecution of Christians in early Rome. In this play, a musician named Philemon agrees to substitute himself for a Christian friend, take his name, and pretend to render sacrifice to some pagan idols for him, thereby allowing him to avoid – however technically – the
821:
In 1622, at the request of the Pope, Bidermann was sent to Rome to work as a public censor of books, with a duty of enumerating the books that were either worthy of official recommendation, or worthy of condemnation. He served in that post five years, until his death.
479:
He had a talent for writing plays that began comically, with loud talk and clowning around, and then turning the tables on his characters, and switching to totally tragic circumstances. At the age of 22 he wrote his first play
603:. Although he was often found in the company of actors for his play, being seminary students he brought along on a 'pilgrimage' of sorts, he also made it a point to bring religious materials in service of the
507:
prohibition of doing honor to idols. However, on approaching the altar, Philemon suddenly surprises everyone by saying that he was so adamant in his faith that he would rather die than do homage to an idol.
494:
theme). In the play, considered his most notable, a man dies and interrupts his own last rites to announce his own damnation. The play was performed in
Augsburg on two consecutive days in July 1602.
582:(Latin for "Considerations on Eternity"), and bore Bidermann's epigrams at the bottom; they were intended to serve as reminders to the faithful of what is lying in store for those who go to
551:, and showed particular promise at writing poetry in Latin. His teachers included the famous grammarian Jacob Pontanus and also Matthaeus Rader, who became a lifelong friend. 1602.
597:
When he was in his twenties, he traveled about mostly at the behest of local dukes and barons in
Germany, impressed with the play that he wrote at the turn of the century,
779:
1012:
785:
1017:
982:
499:
1002:
539:
At the age of eight
Bidermann was enrolled in the Jesuit seminary of Augsburg where he devoted himself to his studies. By age 16 he excelled at
578:, a renowned copper engraver of the time, was commissioned to draw up the plates for use with a printing press. The pictures were titled
448:
1022:
987:
997:
257:
305:
977:
398:
89:
868:
61:
972:
236:
910:
68:
108:
559:
42:
75:
992:
441:
46:
223:
57:
967:
408:
403:
803:
before him, and familiar with the projected, but yet unfinished (and essentially fragmentary) work of
434:
185:
1007:
804:
644:
230:
35:
831:
790:
611:
281:
939:
839:
82:
755:
737:
717:
707:
697:
677:
962:
957:
252:
933:
8:
800:
604:
383:
368:
274:
348:
424:
323:
906:
864:
809:
773:
353:
504:
378:
373:
830:
On 10 August 1632 the
Revisors General of the Jesuits led by Bidermann banned the
727:
687:
575:
548:
314:
898:
768:
544:
363:
358:
343:
328:
951:
464:(1578 – 20 August 1639) was born in the Austrian (at that time) village of
393:
338:
903:
Infinitesimal: How a
Dangerous Mathematical Theory Shaped the Modern World
594:. Many of the prints exist to this day and can be viewed at art museums.
476:
priest and professor of theology, but is remembered mostly for his plays.
516:
388:
333:
206:
616:
932:
795:
638:
599:
583:
574:
Court to fashion a number of pictures to be printed for the masses.
482:
490:, a dramatization of the popular Legend of the Doctor of Paris (the
24:
621:
555:
419:
835:
626:
567:
563:
465:
193:
137:
632:
591:
571:
519:
wrote a story by the same name. His theological works include:
473:
172:
793:
to put his own spin on the old legend of the Doctor of Paris,
547:. Like the other students there, he studied Latin, Greek, and
540:
491:
487:
288:
825:
767:
Bidermann inspired the 18th century Danish/Norwegian writer
587:
201:
861:
Early Modern
Catholicism: An Anthology of Primary Sources
842:
from being taught in the vast network of Jesuit schools.
799:, but, following the Protestant tradition established by
469:
554:
At age 25 he authored a book of epigrams, apparently in
905:. Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
949:
858:
746:, MĂĽnchen 1666, including the first edition of
1013:17th-century German dramatists and playwrights
897:
442:
718:Digitalization of the Dillingen 1642 edition
930:
708:Digitalization of the MĂĽnchen 1634 edition
449:
435:
200:
826:Suppression of the method of indivisibles
668:Cosmarchia or The Government of the World
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
1018:17th-century German Catholic theologians
983:16th-century German Catholic theologians
885:Bibliothèque de la compagnie de Jesus, I
678:Digitalization of the Paris 1621 edition
497:Another of Bidermann's notable plays is
306:List of Jesuit educational institutions
1003:German male dramatists and playwrights
950:
816:
734:Silvulae hendecasyllaborum. Libri tres
688:1627 edition digitized by Google Books
558:or pamphlet form, which inspired Duke
762:
943:. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
686:(Herausgeberschaft), Augsburg 1621 (
47:adding citations to reliable sources
18:
807:, called his version of the legend
13:
16:German Jesuit priest and dramatist
14:
1034:
931:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913).
924:
534:
1023:17th-century German male writers
988:16th-century German male writers
752:Cosmarchia Sive Mvndi Respvblica
418:
23:
998:German male non-fiction writers
34:needs additional citations for
891:
877:
852:
580:De Aeternitate Considerationes
468:, about 30 miles southwest of
1:
978:17th-century writers in Latin
845:
511:Bidermann also wrote a novel
887:. 1868. pp. 1443, 1444.
515:about a hundred years after
7:
973:17th-century German Jesuits
863:. Oxford University Press.
10:
1039:
780:The Mortgaged Peasant Boy
728:Digitized by Google Books
654:and in 1619 he wrote the
168:
160:
144:
130:
123:
859:Robert S. Miola (2007).
805:Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
661:
529:Poenitentiae Sacramentum
934:"James Bidermann"
674:Epigrammatvm libri tres
645:University of Dillingen
231:Congregatio de Auxiliis
832:method of indivisibles
791:Johann Wolfgang Goethe
771:to write three plays,
425:Catholicism portal
282:Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
175:writer and philosopher
993:German Catholic poets
940:Catholic Encyclopedia
744:Ludi theatrales sacri
694:Herodiados libri tres
650:In 1617 he wrote the
253:General Congregation
43:improve this article
968:People from Ehingen
817:Religious influence
698:electronic edition
605:Counter-Reformation
409:Jesuit philosophers
384:Frederick Copleston
369:Pierre-Jean De Smet
275:Spiritual Exercises
224:Regimini militantis
763:Literary influence
756:electronic edition
738:electronic edition
726:, Dillingen 1640 (
714:Heroidum Epistolae
706:, Antwerpen 1630 (
696:, Dillingen 1622 (
676:, Dillingen 1620 (
566:to commission the
521:Theses Theologicae
404:Jesuit theologians
324:Ignatius of Loyola
870:978-0-19-925985-4
786:The Arabic Powder
774:Jeppe on the Hill
459:
458:
354:Robert Bellarmine
179:
178:
152:(aged 70–71)
119:
118:
111:
93:
58:"Jacob Bidermann"
1030:
944:
936:
918:
916:
895:
889:
888:
881:
875:
874:
856:
704:Heroum Epistolae
684:Himmel-Glöcklein
505:Ten Commandments
451:
444:
437:
423:
422:
379:Aloysius Gonzaga
374:Augustin Barruel
349:Francisco Suárez
258:Superior General
204:
194:Society of Jesus
181:
180:
151:
121:
120:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
1038:
1037:
1033:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1027:
1008:Neo-Latin poets
948:
947:
927:
922:
921:
913:
896:
892:
883:
882:
878:
871:
857:
853:
848:
828:
819:
765:
736:, Luzern 1647 (
664:
576:Raphael Sadeler
537:
500:Philemon Martyr
462:Jacob Bidermann
455:
417:
315:Notable Jesuits
210:
156:
153:
149:
140:
135:
126:
125:Jacob Bidermann
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1036:
1026:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
946:
945:
926:
925:External links
923:
920:
919:
912:978-0374176815
911:
899:Amir Alexander
890:
876:
869:
850:
849:
847:
844:
827:
824:
818:
815:
789:. He inspired
769:Ludvig Holberg
764:
761:
760:
759:
741:
731:
721:
711:
701:
691:
681:
671:
663:
660:
648:
647:
641:
635:
629:
624:
619:
614:
536:
535:Notable events
533:
457:
456:
454:
453:
446:
439:
431:
428:
427:
414:
413:
412:
411:
406:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
371:
366:
364:Edmund Campion
361:
359:Peter Canisius
356:
351:
346:
344:John Berchmans
341:
336:
331:
329:Francis Xavier
326:
318:
317:
311:
310:
309:
308:
300:
299:
295:
294:
293:
292:
285:
278:
268:
267:
263:
262:
261:
260:
255:
247:
246:
242:
241:
240:
239:
234:
227:
217:
216:
212:
211:
209:of the Jesuits
205:
197:
196:
190:
189:
177:
176:
170:
166:
165:
162:
158:
157:
154:
148:20 August 1649
146:
142:
141:
136:
132:
128:
127:
124:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1035:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
969:
966:
964:
961:
959:
956:
955:
953:
942:
941:
935:
929:
928:
914:
908:
904:
900:
894:
886:
880:
872:
866:
862:
855:
851:
843:
841:
837:
833:
823:
814:
812:
811:
806:
802:
798:
797:
792:
788:
787:
782:
781:
776:
775:
770:
757:
753:
749:
745:
742:
739:
735:
732:
729:
725:
722:
719:
715:
712:
709:
705:
702:
699:
695:
692:
689:
685:
682:
679:
675:
672:
669:
666:
665:
659:
657:
653:
646:
642:
640:
636:
634:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
609:
608:
606:
602:
601:
595:
593:
589:
585:
581:
577:
573:
569:
565:
561:
557:
552:
550:
546:
542:
532:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
509:
506:
502:
501:
495:
493:
489:
485:
484:
477:
475:
472:. He was a
471:
467:
463:
452:
447:
445:
440:
438:
433:
432:
430:
429:
426:
421:
416:
415:
410:
407:
405:
402:
400:
399:Jesuit saints
397:
395:
392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
335:
332:
330:
327:
325:
322:
321:
320:
319:
316:
313:
312:
307:
304:
303:
302:
301:
297:
296:
291:
290:
286:
284:
283:
279:
277:
276:
272:
271:
270:
269:
265:
264:
259:
256:
254:
251:
250:
249:
248:
244:
243:
238:
235:
233:
232:
228:
226:
225:
221:
220:
219:
218:
214:
213:
208:
203:
199:
198:
195:
192:
191:
187:
183:
182:
174:
171:
169:Occupation(s)
167:
163:
159:
147:
143:
139:
133:
129:
122:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
938:
902:
893:
884:
879:
860:
854:
829:
820:
808:
794:
784:
778:
772:
766:
751:
747:
743:
733:
723:
716:, Rom 1638 (
713:
703:
693:
683:
673:
667:
655:
651:
649:
598:
596:
579:
560:Maximilian I
553:
538:
528:
527:(1621); and
524:
520:
512:
510:
498:
496:
481:
478:
461:
460:
394:Pope Francis
339:Pedro Arrupe
287:
280:
273:
266:Spirituality
229:
222:
150:(1649-08-20)
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
963:1627 deaths
958:1578 births
517:Thomas More
389:Karl Rahner
334:Peter Faber
237:Suppression
207:Christogram
161:Nationality
952:Categories
846:References
652:Cosmarchia
617:Ingolstadt
69:newspapers
840:Cavalieri
796:Cenodoxus
748:Cenodoxus
639:Ebersberg
612:Dillingen
600:Cenodoxus
584:Purgatory
525:Sponsalia
483:Cenodoxus
245:Hierarchy
901:(2014).
656:Josaphat
622:Augsburg
556:chapbook
531:(1621).
523:(1620);
186:a series
184:Part of
164:Austrian
99:May 2014
917:, p. 17
836:Galileo
801:Marlowe
627:Lucerne
570:at the
568:Jesuits
564:Bavaria
466:Ehingen
215:History
138:Ehingen
83:scholar
909:
867:
783:, and
724:Utopia
670:, 1617
633:Munich
592:Heaven
590:, and
572:Munich
549:Hebrew
513:Utopia
474:Jesuit
188:on the
173:Jesuit
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
810:Faust
662:Works
643:1615
637:1610
631:1606
545:Greek
541:Latin
492:Faust
488:Latin
486:, in
298:Works
289:Magis
90:JSTOR
76:books
907:ISBN
865:ISBN
838:and
750:and
588:Hell
543:and
155:Rome
145:Died
134:1578
131:Born
62:news
834:of
562:of
470:Ulm
45:by
954::
937:.
813:.
777:,
658:.
607:.
586:,
915:.
873:.
758:)
754:(
740:)
730:)
720:)
710:)
700:)
690:)
680:)
450:e
443:t
436:v
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
