Johannes Crucius, or Jean de la Croix (1560 – 1625), was a Dutch theologian.
Biography edit
He was born in Lille, France, as the son of Jacobus de la Croix, a Walloon preacher of Middelburg, among other cities. He was the brother of Jacobus Crucius.[1] Crucius studied in Geneva and on 28 September 1586 he matriculated at the Heidelberg University a year after Franciscus Gomarus, along with the students Abrahamus Vandermylen of Dordrecht, Meinardus ab Idzaerda of Friesland, and Andreas ab Hiddema of Friesland.[2] He then matriculated at Leiden in 1589 and the following year he was selected to succeed Jean Taffin as Walloon preacher at the Waalse Kerk, Haarlem, where he is buried.[3][4]
He married Elisabeth Stoock and their first child was baptised 7 June 1591.[4] Their son Jacobus became a doctor, and their sons Nicolaas (1595-1643) and Johannes (1598-1666) became preachers like their father.[4] From 1592, Crucius was the representative of the Wallonian church at the Walloon Synod in Middelburg and in 1618 & 1619 he was their representative at the Synod of Dort.[4] He is known for his translations of religious works From Latin and Dutch into French, most notably by Antonius Walaeus.[5] He died in Haarlem.
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Grave of Johannes Crucius and his wife Maria adorned with his family shield showing a cow above a cross, located in the Waalse Kerk, Haarlem
References edit
- ^ Jacobus Crucius on the KNAW website
- ^ Johannes Crucius in the DBNL
- ^ Johannes Crucius in NNBW
- ^ a b c d Johannes Crucius in BLNP
- ^ Johannes Crucius in A.J. van der Aa