Andreas Musculus

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Andreas Musculus was a 16th-century German Lutheran theologian known for his staunch defense of orthodox Lutheran doctrine and contributions to key confessional writings.

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instanceOf Lutheran theologian
human
burialPlace Frankfurt (Oder)
centuryOfActivity 16th century
confessionalAlignment Book of Concord theologian
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth 1514-11-29
dateOfDeath 1581-09-29
educatedAt University of Frankfurt (Oder)
University of Wittenberg
ethnicGroup German
familyName Musculus
givenName Andreas
hasReligionView strict subscription to Lutheran confessions
influenced later Lutheran orthodox theologians
influencedBy Martin Luther
Philipp Melanchthon
linked to: Philip Melanchthon
knownFor Eucharistic theology defending the real presence
defense of orthodox Lutheran doctrine
opposition to Calvinism
languageOfWorkOrName German
Latin
movement Lutheran Orthodoxy
linked to: Lutheran orthodoxy
nativeLanguage German
notableWork Confessio Augustana invariata (defense)
Formula of Concord
linked to: Book of Concord
occupation theologian
university teacher
participantIn Adiaphoristic Controversy
Crypto-Calvinist Controversy
placeOfBirth Brandenburg an der Havel
placeOfDeath Frankfurt (Oder)
positionHeld court preacher in Brandenburg
professor of theology at the University of Frankfurt (Oder)
religion Lutheranism
sexOrGender male
theologicalTradition Gnesio-Lutheranism
linked to: Gnesio-Lutherans
workLocation Frankfurt (Oder)
wrote devotional writings for Lutheran laity
polemical works against Reformed theology

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