Lazarus Spengler
Lazarus Spengler (March 13, 1479 in
Life and career
Spengler was the son of Georg and Agnes Spengler, and he was the 9th of 21 children. His father was a
He met Martin Luther in 1518, when Luther passed through Nuremberg. Spengler became an ardent supporter, publishing Schutzred supporting Luther in 1519. He was active in reforming the church in Nuremberg, which drew unfavorable attention from religious conservatives. Spengler was one of Luther's supporters mentioned by name in Pope Leo X's bull Exsurge Domine, issued on June 15, 1520, threatening to excommunicate Luther and his followers if they did not submit to the pope. With the support of the Nuremberg town council, Spengler refused to submit to the pope, and was subsequently excommunicated along with Luther by the pope on January 3, 1521, by the bull Decet Romanum Pontificem. In April 1521, Nuremberg sent Spengler as a delegate to the Diet of Worms.
Spengler and the Nuremberg town council continued to reform the church in Nuremberg throughout the 1520s, and in 1525, Spengler traveled to
He was largely responsible for the design of the
References
External links
- Biography at the Cyber Hymnal
- Profile at www.bach-cantatas.com
- Profile by Rev. Jerry Gernander
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