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Martin Bucer (early German: Martin Butzer; 11 November 1491 – 28 February 1551) was a German Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices.
Martin Bucer (born November 11, 1491, Schlettstadt (now Sélestat), Alsace—died February 28, 1551, England) was a Protestant reformer, mediator, and liturgical scholar best known for his ceaseless attempts to make peace between conflicting reform groups.
Apr 22, 2022 · Martin Bucer (l. 1491-1551) was a German reformer and theologian who had been a Dominican friar and priest until converted to the Protestant vision by Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) c. 1518. Bucer is best known for his focus on unity among all Christians, and consequently, he never established his own sect but influenced many.
- Joshua J. Mark
- Martin Bucer was a German reformer who advocated for unity among Protestant sects.
- Martin Bucer is famous for encouraging unity among Christians and reforming the church of Strasbourg.
- Martin Luther accused Martin Bucer of being in league with his enemies at the Diet of Worms.
- Martin Bucer died of natural causes at the age of 59 in 1551 in England.
Aug 24, 2010 · Martin Bucer was born in1491 in the city of Sélestat, an imperial free city in Alsace (today in northeastern France). He joined the Order of Preachers, or Dominicans, as a novice in 1507. After a year, he took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, becoming a Dominican monk.
May 23, 2018 · BUCER, MARTIN (1491 – 1551), Christian humanist and reformer. Best known as the chief reformer of the Free Imperial City of Strasbourg, Bucer illustrates the combining of Martin Luther 's evangelical theology with aspirations and traditions that predated the Reformation.
Oct 11, 2017 · Martin Bucer may be the most important Reformer you’ve never heard of. He led in the shadow of the other German giants Luther and Melanchthon, but he manned the helm of what became, at least for a time, the capital city of the Protestant world.
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Jan 1, 2023 · In 1518, Bucer had heard Martin Luther’s famous Heidelberg Disputation as a young friar in the Dominican monastery. Eventually, he himself became the major Reformer in the strategic city of Strasbourg. Particularly intriguing is how the Reformation caught fire there, at least in part.
