Abraham Calovius

Abraham Calovius studied at University of Königsberg and University of Rostock. Training under Sigismund Weier, Laurentius Weger and Johann Strauß is recorded. August Pfeiffer, Christian Donat and Matthias Wasmuth are recorded as having studied under Abraham Calovius. The recorded working language is Latin. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rostock and Lutherstadt Wittenberg. Employment is recorded with Academic Gymnasium Danzig and University of Wittenberg.

• Illustration — Title page of the Calov Bible, with Bach's signature in the bottom right hand corner. He was born in Mohrungen (Morąg), Ducal Prussia, a fief of Crown of Poland. After studying at Königsberg, in 1650 he was appointed professor of theology at Wittenberg, where he afterwards became general superintendent and primarius. He lived in Wittenberg for the rest of his life.

Calovius opposed the Catholics, Calvinists and Socinians, and in particular attacked the syncretism of his bitter enemy, George Calixtus. While Calixtus affirmed that the Apostles' Creed was an adequate definition of faith, Calovius rather held that one must believe every part of revealed truth in order to gain salvation. This led Calovius to deny as a heresy the idea that Roman Catholics or Calvinists could be partakers of salvation.

• Tractatus Novus De Methodo Docendi & Disputandi, 1632. • Metaphysica divina. Rostock, Hallervord, 1640. • Scripta philosophica. Lübeck, Wilden, 1651. • Systematis locorum theologicorum.:"Système de prémisses théologiques issues des écrits les plus sacrés de l'Antiquité:" Wittenberg 1655–1677 (12 volumes). • Bergius senior autokatakritos gemino tractatu... palam demonstratus, Wittenberg, 1658 • Biblia illustrata. Frankfurt am Main 1672–1676 and 1719 (4 volumes). • Curcellaei religio triplex ad unius fidei catholicae simplicitatem revocata, 1678 • Theologia positiva., Wittenberg 1682.

Calovius was married six times; his third marriage was to the daughter of Johann Hülsemann while his last wedding was at the age of 72, to Dorothea Quenstedt.