Bartholomaeus Nigrinus
Bartholomaeus Schwartz was pastor of the St. Peter and St. Paul's Church in Danzig, Royal Prussia.
He might be related to Wilhelm Nigrinus , a German philosopher.
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 .
Comenius of Bohemia and Nigrinus had worked in nearby Elbing on a Bohemian Pansophy. After the poet Opitz died, pastor Nigrinus with two of his associates edited the Opitz poems published by Huenefeld.
