Bartholomaeus Nigrinus

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Bartholomaeus Schwartz, latinised to Bartholomaeus Nigrinus (1595-1646) was pastor of the St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Danzig (Gdańsk), Royal Prussia (Poland).

He might be related to Wilhelm Nigrinus (1588 in Kaaden - 1638 in Wittenberg) (de:Wilhelm Nigrinus), a German ethnologist.

The famous poet Martin Opitz, a friend, lodged at pastor Nigrinus' place, while visiting Danzig. Both Opitz and Nigrinus sent recommendation letters along with a Robert Fludd. Fludd was connected to the Rosicrucian movement and the Danzig edition of the Rosicrucian Manifestos was printed by the Danzig printer Andreas Hünefeld (Huenefeldt or Hunsfeldus) (1609-1652).

Comenius of Bohemia and Nigrinus had worked in nearby Elbing (Elbląg) on a Bohemian Pansophy. After the poet Opitz died, pastor Nigrinus with two of his associates edited the Opitz poems published by Huenefeld.