Johann Eck

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Catholic theologian controversialist human university teacher

Johann Eck was a prominent German Catholic theologian and controversialist best known for his role as a leading opponent of Martin Luther during the early Reformation.

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Label Occurrences
Johann Eck canonical 4
Johann von Eck 1
Johannes Eck 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic theologian ⓘ
controversialist ⓘ
human ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ
academicDegree Doctor of Theology ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Johann Maier von Eck ⓘ
Johann Eck ⓘ
surface form: Johannes Eck
birthName Johann Maier ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1486-11-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1543-02-13 ⓘ
educatedAt Freiburg University ⓘ
surface form: University of Freiburg

Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg ⓘ
surface form: University of Heidelberg

University of Ingolstadt ⓘ
University of Tübingen ⓘ
employer University of Ingolstadt ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
fieldOfWork biblical exegesis ⓘ
polemics ⓘ
theology ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
mannerOfDeath natural causes ⓘ
movement Counter-Reformation ⓘ
name Johann Eck self-link ⓘ
notableFor defense of Catholic doctrine during the Reformation ⓘ
opposition to Martin Luther ⓘ
notableWork Chrysopassus ⓘ
De primatu Petri ⓘ
Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae ⓘ
opponent Andreas Karlstadt ⓘ
Martin Luther ⓘ
Philip Melanchthon ⓘ
surface form: Philipp Melanchthon
opposed Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith alone ⓘ
Protestant rejection of papal authority ⓘ
participantIn Diet of Augsburg (1530) ⓘ
surface form: Augsburg Confutation

Leipzig Disputation (1519) ⓘ
surface form: Leipzig Debate

early Reformation controversies ⓘ
placeOfBirth Egg an der Günz ⓘ
Duchy of Swabia ⓘ
surface form: Swabia
placeOfDeath Ingolstadt ⓘ
positionHeld professor of theology ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church
supported Catholic sacramental theology ⓘ
papal primacy ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Scholasticism ⓘ

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Diet of Worms → significantPerson → Johann Eck ⓘ
subject surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)
Johann Eck → name → Johann Eck self-link ⓘ
Johann Eck → alsoKnownAs → Johann Eck ⓘ
this entity surface form: Johannes Eck
Leipzig Disputation (1519) → hasMainParticipant → Johann Eck ⓘ
Leipzig Disputation (1519) → hasOpponent → Johann Eck ⓘ
Diet of Augsburg (1530) → hasParticipant → Johann Eck ⓘ
this entity surface form: Johann von Eck