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He studied at the University of Halle under the teaching of August Hermann Francke, then the center of Pietistic Lutheranism. Under the patronage of King Frederick IV of Denmark, Ziegenbalg, along with his fellow student, Heinrich Plütschau, became the first Protestant missionaries to India.
Pioneer German missionary in South India. Ziegenbalg, the prototype of German pietist Lutheran missionaries, was born in Pulsnitz, Saxony. He had a conversion experience while in high-school, after the early loss of his parents. Repeated illness and inner conflicts interrupted his studies at Berlin and Halle.
Jun 19, 2024 · Lange is better known in England through his hymns, a number of which appear in the hymn-books of English speaking countries. Lange, together with his friend Philipp Jakob Spener took Ziegenbalg under their wings and the young scholar studied Spener’s Pia Desideria to his spiritual edification.
Feb 22, 2012 · On 9th July, 1706, Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Plutschau arrived at Danish Colony of Tranquebar, hence they becoming the first Protestant missionaries to arrive on the Indian sub-continent and starting the Danish-Halle Mission. Ziegenbalg was practicing a well-intentioned form of cultural imperialism.
Oct 2, 2014 · In fact, the first English-language study of Ziegenbalg’s life and ministry, The First Protestant Missionary to India, was by Brijraj Singh, a Hindu. The title is correct—the Pietist Lutheran...
May 1, 2019 · The first arrived with English and Latin type, the second with handcrafted Tamil type cast in Halle according to Ziegenbalg’s written instructions. Gottlieb Alder, who directed the Tamil type castings in Halle arrived on the same ship.
Jul 12, 2022 · In reality, the German Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg and Heinrich Plütschau, who landed in the Indian region of Tranquebar in 1706, can be considered the first Protestant missionaries to India. Their endeavor is known as the Tranquebar Mission or the Danish-Halle Mission (since it was sponsored by the Danish king and the students and faculty of ...
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