Michael Brüggeman(n) (; ; 1583,
Stolp – 1654) was a German
Lutheran
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pastor, preacher and translator living in the town of
Schmolsin (Smołdzino),
Duchy of Pomerania
The Duchy of Pomerania (german: Herzogtum Pommern; pl, Księstwo Pomorskie; Latin: ''Ducatus Pomeraniae'') was a duchy in Pomerania on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, ruled by dukes of the House of Pomerania (''Griffins''). The countr ...
. He was born in
Stolp (now Słupsk).
Acting on the request of the last
Griffin
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...
duchess,
Anna von Croy, Brüggemann translated several liturgical texts, hymnals, prayer books and funeral speeches into
Slovincian, a dialect of
Kashubian Kashubian can refer to:
* Pertaining to Kashubia, a region of north-central Poland
* Kashubians, an ethnic group of north-central Poland
* Kashubian language
See also
*Kashubian alphabet
The Kashubian or Cassubian alphabet (''kaszëbsczi alf ...
. He also preached regularly in that language.
1583 births
1654 deaths
People from Słupsk
17th-century German Lutheran clergy
People from the Duchy of Pomerania
German male non-fiction writers
17th-century German translators
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