Marburg Colloquy
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The Marburg Colloquy was a 1529 theological conference in Marburg where leading Protestant reformers, notably Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, debated key doctrinal issues in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve unity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marburg Colloquy canonical | 9 |
| Marburg Colloquy debates on the Lord's Supper | 1 |
| Marburg Colloquy of 1529 | 1 |
| Marburg Conference | 1 |
| Marburger Religionsgespräch | 1 |
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Target entity: Marburg Colloquy Context triple: [Huldrych Zwingli, participatedIn, Marburg Colloquy]
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Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms was the 1521 imperial council of the Holy Roman Empire where Martin Luther was ordered to recant his teachings, marking a pivotal moment in the Protestant Reformation.
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Council of Florence
The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.
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Lutsk Conference of 1429 (Congress of Monarchs)
The Lutsk Conference of 1429, also known as the Congress of Monarchs, was a major diplomatic summit in Eastern Europe where leading rulers of the region gathered to negotiate political alliances, territorial disputes, and strategies against the Ottoman threat.
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Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
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League of Augsburg
The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Marburg Colloquy Target entity description: The Marburg Colloquy was a 1529 theological conference in Marburg where leading Protestant reformers, notably Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, debated key doctrinal issues in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve unity.
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A.
Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms was the 1521 imperial council of the Holy Roman Empire where Martin Luther was ordered to recant his teachings, marking a pivotal moment in the Protestant Reformation.
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B.
Council of Florence
The Council of Florence was a 15th-century ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that sought to heal the schism between Eastern and Western Christianity through theological negotiations and doctrinal agreements.
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C.
Lutsk Conference of 1429 (Congress of Monarchs)
The Lutsk Conference of 1429, also known as the Congress of Monarchs, was a major diplomatic summit in Eastern Europe where leading rulers of the region gathered to negotiate political alliances, territorial disputes, and strategies against the Ottoman threat.
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D.
Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was a major 16th-century ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church that defined key doctrines and launched the Counter-Reformation in response to Protestantism.
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E.
League of Augsburg
The League of Augsburg, also known as the Grand Alliance, was a late 17th-century coalition of European powers formed to oppose the expansionist policies of Louis XIV’s France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
religious disputation ⓘ theological conference ⓘ |
| aimedAt | achieving unity among Protestant reformers ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Marburg Colloquy
ⓘ
surface form:
Marburg Conference
Marburg Colloquy ⓘ
surface form:
Marburger Religionsgespräch
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| country | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| date | 1529 ⓘ |
| disputedDoctrine | nature of Christ's presence in the Lord's Supper ⓘ |
| endDate | 1529-10-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued division between Lutheran and Reformed traditions ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
Eucharistic doctrine
ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Lord's Supper
Protestant theology ⓘ Defense of the real presence in the Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Reformation-era doctrinal unity ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Andreas Osiander
ⓘ
Caspar Hedio ⓘ Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ Johannes Agricola ⓘ Johann Brenz ⓘ
surface form:
Johannes Brenz
Johannes Oecolampadius ⓘ Justus Jonas ⓘ Martin Bucer ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ Philip Melanchthon ⓘ Ulrich von Hutten ⓘ |
| hasSource | contemporary protocols and letters of participants ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Reformation
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surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| host | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Reformed confessions
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later confessional documents of Lutheranism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| location |
Landgraviate of Hesse
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Marburg ⓘ |
| LutherPosition | affirmation of bodily Real Presence (sacramental union) ⓘ |
| numberOfArticlesAgreed | 14 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lutheran Reformation debates on the Eucharist ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Lutheranism
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Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| result |
no doctrinal agreement on the Eucharist
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partial agreement on fourteen articles of faith ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to the confessional split between Lutheran and Reformed churches
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first major attempt to unite Lutheran and Swiss Reformation ⓘ |
| startDate | 1529-10-01 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInBuilding | Marburg Castle ⓘ |
| topic |
Christology in relation to the Eucharist
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authority of Scripture ⓘ |
| ZwingliPosition | symbolic or memorial understanding of the Eucharist ⓘ |
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Subject: Marburg Colloquy Description of subject: The Marburg Colloquy was a 1529 theological conference in Marburg where leading Protestant reformers, notably Martin Luther and Huldrych Zwingli, debated key doctrinal issues in an unsuccessful attempt to achieve unity.
Referenced by (13)
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