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- It was Spalatin who implored Frederick to secure an interview for Luther with Cajetan rather than standing before the 1518 Diet of Augsburg. He would continue as an intermediary between Luther and Frederick during the early days of the Reformation, both mollifying Luther’s hard edges and encouraging Frederick to support Luther’s efforts.
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Apr 9, 2024 · Georg Spalatin (born Jan. 17, 1484, Spalt, Bavaria [Germany]—died Jan. 16, 1545, Altenburg, Saxony) was a humanist friend of Martin Luther and a prolific writer whose capacity for diplomacy helped advance and secure the Protestant Reformation in its early stages.
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Georg Spalatin played a critical role in the Saxon court during the early days of the Reformation and was an ardent supporter of reforms throughout northern Germany. Born January 17, 1484 as Georg Burckhardt in Spalt near Nuremburg, he was the illegitimate son of a Franconian tanner.
- The Medieval Church
- Early Heresies & Reformers
- Martin Luther & Indulgences
- Excommunication & The Start of Reformation
- Zwingli, Calvin, & Henry VIII
- Conclusion
The Church dominated medieval Europe (c. 476-1500) as the sole authority on spiritual matters and, as it became more powerful, influenced the spheres of politics and culture. In time, the pope became a significant political presence and, generally speaking, spent more time and effort on worldly affairs than religious matters. The hierarchy of the C...
These movements were condemned by the Church as heresies and were routinely crushed, often ruthlessly, as the clergy sought to maintain their authority and power. One of the earliest movements was the Paulicians (7th-9th centuries) who advocated a return to the simplicity of early Christianity and the life of Saint Paul (l. c. 5 to c. 67) and rejec...
Even though in the present day these reformers are recognized as the pioneers of the Reformation, there is no evidence they, initially, had any effect on the central reformist Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546), a German monk who also objected to the sale of indulgences. No matter how one chooses to date the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther stands a...
In 1520, Pope Leo X, tired of sending emissaries to reason with Luther, threatened him with excommunication unless he recanted. Luther publicly burned the edict (known as a papal bull) at Wittenberg and was excommunicated in 1521, meaning that, according to church doctrine, he no longer was in a state of grace with God and should be shunned by beli...
Luther's radical concepts were made more palatable to European intelligentsia, codified, and streamlined by his friend and collaborator Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) who is also responsible for the story of the dramatic nailing of Martin Luther's 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg church. Melanchthon was an early defender of Luther, who ha...
Many other princes and nobles supported the Reformation for this same reason. The Church as a powerful political entity had been influencing land rights, successions, even wars, for centuries, and by aligning themselves with the Protestant cause, these nobles gained greater autonomy and power. The separation from the Church was not a peaceful or am...
- Joshua J. Mark
May 24, 2022 · The Protestant Reformation changed that dynamic completely when the German theologian and Catholic monk Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) inadvertently challenged the authority of the Church by questioning the practice of selling indulgences (writs that promised to shorten one's stay – or that of a loved one – in purgatory).
Spalatin has been inscribed in golden letters in the history of the Reformation because of his help. Georgius Burkhardus de Spalt graduated on February 2, 1503 as one of the first Masters of the Arts from the Faculty of the Arts at the new university in Wittenberg, where he had enrolled in 1502.
Also the Church was a big influence at that time before the Protestant Reformation began because it was one of the earliest form of education that monks and priests can educate other people. Also the majority of the European population were mainly Christians.
Jul 18, 2022 · How did the printing press affect the Protestant Reformation? The printing press was central to the Protestant Reformation as it allowed for the dissemination of the 'new teachings' on a much larger scale than was previously possible.
- Joshua J. Mark
