English Church in Wittenberg
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The English Church in Wittenberg was a Reformation-era Protestant congregation in Wittenberg that served as a religious and intellectual center for English exiles and theologians connected to the early English Reformation.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant congregation
→
Reformation-era religious institution → |
| associatedWith |
Martin Luther
→
Philip Melanchthon →
surface form: "Philipp Melanchthon"
University of Wittenberg → |
| associatedWithGroup | English Protestant exiles → |
| associatedWithMovement |
English evangelical humanism
→
Reformation →
surface form: "Protestant Reformation"
|
| connectedTo |
English Reformation Parliament era
→
surface form: "English Reformation"
English-speaking communities in German Reformation cities → continental Protestant networks → |
| countryOfOriginOfMembers | England → |
| doctrinalOrientation |
Evangelical (Reformation) theology
→
Lutheran Reformation theology → |
| flourishedInCentury | 16th century → |
| function |
place of worship
→
site of theological discussion → support network for English exiles → |
| hasRole |
congregation for English-speaking Protestants
→
intellectual center for English theologians → religious center for English exiles → |
| historicalPeriod | Reformation → |
| historicalSignificance |
linked continental Lutheran Reformation with English Reformation
→
provided institutional base for English reformers in Wittenberg → |
| influenced |
English Reformation leaders
→
early English Protestant thought → |
| locatedIn | Wittenberg → |
| locatedInCountry | Electorate of Saxony → |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | Germany → |
| partOf | network of Reformation exile congregations → |
| primaryActivity |
pastoral care for exiles
→
preaching → sacramental ministry → theological instruction → |
| religiousAffiliation |
Lutheranism
→
Protestantism → |
| servedCommunity |
English reformers
→
English religious exiles → English students of theology → |
| theologicalTradition |
Evangelical
→
Lutheran → |
| usedLanguage |
English
→
German → Latin → |
| worshipStyle | Lutheran liturgy adapted for English congregation → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "John Rogers (martyr)"