Breitinger, Johann Jacob (1),

a Swiss theologian, was born April 19, 1575, at Zurich. He studied at different universities, was in 1611 called to Zurich as pastor of St. Peter's, and in 1613 was appointed first pastor at the great Munster; with the latter position he became also superintendent of the Church at Zurich. In the spirit of the Reformed-Church discipline he endeavored to elevate public morality. He represented his Church at the Synod of Dort, and opposed the Remonstrants. He died April 1, 1645. Of his writings may be mentioned, Das heilige Nater-Unser (1616, 1628): — Versio Novi Testamenti Fontibus Proxima (1628): — Der reformirt christliche Glaub (1640). See Miscellaneae Tigurinae, 1, No. 5; Meyer, in Herzog's Real-Encyklop. s.v.; Lichtenberger, Encyclopadie des Sciences Religienses, s.v. (B.P.)