University of Ingolstadt

The University of Ingolstadt was founded in 1472 by Louis the Rich, duke of Bavaria at the time. The university was modeled after the University of Vienna, and had as its chief goal the propagation of the Christian faith. The university closed its doors in May of 1800, by order of the elector Maximilian IV (later Maximilian I, King of Bavaria).

The Reformation and its Aftermath

The Lutheran movement took an early hold in Ingolstadt, but was quickly put to flight by one of the chief figures of the Counter-Reformation: Johann Eck, who made the university a bastion for the traditional Catholic faith in southern Germany. In Eck's wake, many Jesuits were appointed to key positions in the school, and the university, over most of the 1600s, gradually came fully under the control of the Jesuit order. Noted scholars of this period include the theologian Gregory of Valentia, the astronomer Christopher Scheiner (inventor of the helioscope), and the poet Jacob Balde. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II received his education at the university.

Related Topics:
Lutheran - Ingolstadt - Counter-Reformation - Johann Eck - Catholic - Germany - Jesuits - 1600s - Theologian - Gregory of Valentia - Astronomer - Christopher Scheiner - Helioscope - Jacob Balde - Ferdinand II

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