Zacharias Ursinus

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Zacharias Ursinus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and key architect of Reformed doctrine, best known for his central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism.

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instanceOf 16th-century theologian
German person
Reformed theologian
human
theologian
appointedBy Frederick III, Elector Palatine
surface form: Elector Frederick III of the Palatinate
birthDate 1534-07-18
birthName Zacharias Baer
birthPlace Breslau
Silesia
Wrocław
burialPlace Neustadt an der Weinstraße
citizenship Holy Roman Empire
coAuthorOf Heidelberg Catechism
confessionalAlignment Reformed
deathDate 1583-03-06
deathPlace Electoral Palatinate
Neustadt an der Weinstraße
surface form: Neustadt an der Haardt

Neustadt an der Weinstraße
educatedAt University of Wittenberg
ethnicity German
fieldOfWork Reformed confessional theology
catechetics
dogmatic theology
influenced Calvinism
surface form: Continental Reformed theology

Dutch Reformed Church
surface form: Dutch Reformed churches

Reformed churches
surface form: German Reformed churches
influencedBy Heinrich Bullinger
John Calvin
Philip Melanchthon
knownFor central role in composing the Heidelberg Catechism
systematizing Reformed doctrine in catechetical form
languageOfWork German
Latin
latinizedName Zrsinus
movement Reformed tradition
name Zacharias Ursinus self-link
notableWork Heidelberg Catechism
occupation clergyman
professor of theology
opposed Lutheran ubiquitarianism
religion Reformed Christianity
studentOf Philip Melanchthon
theologicalTradition Calvinism
workedAt Heidelberg University
surface form: Collegium Sapientiae in Heidelberg

Neustadt an der Haardt academy
Heidelberg University
surface form: University of Heidelberg
wrote Catechesis minor
Heidelberg Catechism
surface form: Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism

Corpus doctrinae christianae

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Heidelberg Catechism author Zacharias Ursinus
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Neustadt an der Haardt academy employed Zacharias Ursinus
Catechesis minor attributedTo Zacharias Ursinus
Catechesis minor associatedWith Zacharias Ursinus
Corpus doctrinae christianae author Zacharias Ursinus