Paul Laurentius

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Portrait of Paul Laurentius

Paul Laurentius (March 30, 1554 – February 24, 1624),

Passion. In two orations he compared Martin Luther to Elijah
. Besides theological works he was the author of a Spicilegium Gnomonologicum (1612).

The main authority is C. Schlegel, the historian of the Dresden superintendents (1698), summarized by H. W. Roterinund, in the additions (1810) to Jocher, Gelehrten-Lexicon (1750).

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Laurentius, Paul". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 285.