Church Order of Braunschweig

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The Church Order of Braunschweig is a 16th-century Lutheran church ordinance that organized and reformed ecclesiastical and educational life in the Duchy of Brunswick under the guidance of Reformation theologian Johann Bugenhagen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran church ordinance
Reformation-era legal text
church order
appliesToInstitutionType diaconal institutions
hospitals
parishes
schools
appliesToTerritory Braunschweig NERFINISHED
Duchy of Brunswick NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement German Reformation NERFINISHED
associatedWithPerson Johann Bugenhagen NERFINISHED
author Johann Bugenhagen NERFINISHED
centuryOfOrigin 16th century
compiler Johann Bugenhagen NERFINISHED
confessionalContext Protestant Reformation NERFINISHED
countryAtTimeOfIssue Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED
denomination Lutheran Church NERFINISHED
followsTheologyOf Martin Luther NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Lower Saxony NERFINISHED
influenced later Lutheran church orders in northern Germany
influencedBy Lutheran church orders NERFINISHED
Saxon church reforms
inspiredBy Wittenberg Reformation NERFINISHED
language German
legalStatus territorial church law
mainTheologian Johann Bugenhagen NERFINISHED
purpose to establish Protestant church discipline
to organize ecclesiastical life in the Duchy of Brunswick
to reform church administration
to reform education
to regulate worship and liturgy
regulates appointment of pastors
care for the poor
church discipline
preaching and catechesis
school curricula
religion Christianity
religiousTradition Lutheranism
subject church governance
clergy duties
parish organization
poor relief
sacramental practice
school system
theologicalAdvisor Johann Bugenhagen NERFINISHED
timePeriod Reformation
typeOfLaw ecclesiastical law
educational law

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Johann Bugenhagen notableWork Church Order of Braunschweig