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  1. Thomas Müntzer [b] ( c. 1489 – 27 May 1525) was a German preacher and theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal authority in central Germany. Müntzer was foremost amongst those reformers who took issue with Luther's compromises with feudal ...

  2. May 23, 2024 · Thomas Müntzer (born sometime before 1490, Stolberg, Thuringia [Germany]—died May 27, 1525, Mühlhausen) was a leading German radical reformer during the Protestant Reformation, a fiery and apocalyptic preacher, and a participant in the abortive Peasants’ War in Thuringia in 1524–25. A controversial figure in life and in death, Müntzer ...

  3. Feb 9, 2022 · Thomas Müntzer (l. c. 1489-1525) was a German theologian and apocalyptic preacher who became one of the leaders of the German Peasants' War (1524-1525). An early follower of the reformer Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546), Müntzer established his own movement, which was condemned by Luther as too radical and contributed to the Peasants ' War.

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  4. Thomas Muentzer (or Müntzer, Münzer) (1489 or 1490–27 May 1525) was an early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the Peasants' War and a leader of a radical Christian movement. The Protestant reformation's stress on salvation as a personal experience and on the priesthood of all believers resulted in a new confidence ...

  5. The Peasants’ War of Thomas Müntzer. In Mühlhausen he organized a group called the Eternal Covenant of God. After another expulsion he went to Nürnberg, where further writings were published. He then went on to Hegau and Klettgau, the area where the Peasants’ War (an abortive revolt in 1524–25 against the nobles over rising taxes ...

  6. Thomas Müntzer, or Thomas Munzer, (born sometime before 1490, Stolberg, Thuringia—died May 27, 1525, Mühlhausen), German religious reformer. A student of theology and an associate of Martin Luther, he served as a pastor until his socialism and mystical doctrines led to his removal. His belief in the inner light of the Holy Spirit as opposed ...

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  8. Thomas Müntzer was a German preacher and theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal authority in central Germany. Müntzer was foremost amongst those reformers who took issue with Luther's compromises with feudal authority. He was a leader of the German peasant and plebeian uprising of 1525 ...

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