Nicolaus von Amsdorf
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Nicolaus von Amsdorf (German: Nikolaus von Amsdorf, 3 December 1483 – 14 May 1565) was a German
Biography
He was born in Torgau, on the Elbe.[1]
He was educated at
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He died at Eisenach in 1565, and was buried in the church of St. Georg there, where his effigy shows a well-knit frame and sharp-cut features.[1]
Assessment
He was a man of strong will, of great aptitude for controversy, and considerable learning, and thus exercised a decided influence on the Reformation. Many letters and other short productions of his pen are extant in manuscript, especially five thick volumes of Amsdorfiana, in the Weimar library. They are a valuable source for our knowledge of Luther. A small sect, which adopted his opinion on good works, was called after him; but it is now of mere historical interest.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Amsdorf, Nicolaus Von". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Henry Eyster Jacobs, Lutheran Cyclopedia p. 13, "Nickolaus von Amsdorf".
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