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Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (24 June 1683 – 23 February 1719) was a member of the Lutheran clergy and the first Pietist missionary to India. Early life. Ziegenbalg was born in Pulsnitz, Saxony, on 24 July 1683 in a devout Christian family.
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 · Ziegenbalg was delighted to meet African children who were being catechised by the Dutch but was sad to see that the Dutch enslaved the Africans and did not allow them to be baptised even if they were taught and showed a true delight in the gospel.
Oct 17, 2023 · The king then turned to August Hermann Franke in Halle, Germany. 1 Franke hand-picked Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg (1682–1719) to be the pioneer Protestant missionary to India. This was considered to be the first organized Protestant overseas mission to India. 2
May 1, 2019 · Ziegenbalg began his life-long study of regional culture and Hindu and Muslim religious belief among the Tamil-Speaking people. To best serve the area, Ziegenbalg and Plütschau divided their evangelistic labors; Plütschau learned the local dialect of Portuguese whereas Ziegenbalg learned and created a written form for the unwritten Tamil ...
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.
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Oct 25, 2024 · Overview. Bartholomew Ziegenbalg. (1682—1719) Quick Reference. (1682–1719) German Protestant missionary. who founded the first press on the east coast of India at Tranquebar in 1706. His Tamil types were cut initially in Halle; later he established ... From: Ziegenbalg, Bartholomew in The Oxford Companion to the Book »
