Johannes Enckhausen, also spelled 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.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) 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.DI 76: Lüneburger Klöster (2009), Nr. 307 Kloster Ebstorf 1684, inschrift.de (German)
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
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