Johannes Enckhausen, also Joannes Enckhusen, (born in Amelinghausen, died 1699) was a German clergyman and superintendent in Ebstorf. He worked as a clergyman in Ebstorf from 1671 to 1699, and as superintendent from 1678 at the latest. His name was immortalized in 1684 with "Bey Zeiten Superintendent / H(errn) JOANNIS ENCKHUSEN" on a wooden plaque on the high altar of Ebstorf Monastery.
His daughter was Lucia Elisabeth Steigerthal, wife of Christian Friedrich Steigerthal (1673–1723), a pastor in Hollenstedt.
Literature
- Philipp Meyer: Die Pastoren der Landeskirchen Hannovers und Schaumburg-Lippes seit der Reformation, In Kommission bei Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1941–1953
References
- Ebstorf, kirchengemeindelexikon.de (German)
- Hanna Dose: Veröffentlichungen der Historischen Kommission für Niedersachsen und Bremen, Quellen und Untersuchungen zur allgemeinen Geschichte Niedersachsens in der Neuzeit, Teil 12, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, 1994, S. 178 Google Books (German)
- DI 76: Lüneburger Klöster (2009), Nr. 307 Kloster Ebstorf 1684, inschrift.de (German)