Johannes Leisentritt

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The theologian and hymn writer, etching

Johannes Leisentritt, also Johann Leisentrit (May 1527 – 24 November 1586) was a

Diocese of Meißen, responsible for Lusatia
. He is known for publishing a 1567 hymnal.

Career

Born in

Diocese of Meißen
became Protestant that year. Leisentritt was appointed by the pope as administrator of the diocese.

Leisentritt died in Bautzen and was buried in St. Peter, the Bautzen Cathedral.[3]

Hymnal

Simultaneous church in Bautzen, Catholic mass left, Protestant sermon right, in Leisentritt's hymnal

Leisentritt is known for the publication of the 1567 hymnal Geistliche Lieder und Psalmen der Alten Apostolischer recht und warglaubiger Christlicher Kirchen (Spiritual songs and psalms of the old apostolic true believers of Christian churches). It is regarded as a substantial hymnal of the Counter Reformation, containing 250 hymns with 181 melodies. Several come from Protestant sources. 70 new songs are probably written by Leisentritt.[1][4]

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