Matthäus Stach (sometimesanglicized toMatthew Stach) (March 4, 1711,Mankovice – December 21, 1787,Bethabara) was aMoravianmissionary inGreenland.[1]
Matthäus Stach was born in Mankendorf inMoravia (todayMankovice in theCzech Republic). He was home schooled since his parents did not want to send the family to attend the Roman Catholic schools. In 1728, he arrived at theMoravian community ofHerrnhut inSaxony. In 1733, Stach traveled to Greenland together withChristian David and his cousin Christian Stach where they were greeted by theDanish-Norwegian pioneer missionaryHans Egede. Together they founded the settlements ofNew Herrnhut (modernNuuk) andLichtenfels. In 1741, he made a return trip to Germany where he was both ordained into the ministry and became married.[2]
Matthäus and Rosina Stach left the Greenland mission and returned to Germany in 1771. The following year he was called to the Moravian settlement inBethabara, North Carolina. Over the rest of his life, he and his wife Rosina operated the local Moravian boys' school. Stach died in 1787 at Bethabara.[3]
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