Matthias Flacius
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Croatian theologian (1520–1575)
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Vinony's link graph records 322 inbound references to Matthias Flacius, and connects out to Lutheranism, Protestant Reformation and Gnesio-Lutherans.
Vinony files it under 1520 births, 1575 deaths and 16th-century apocalypticists.
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Key facts
- Born
- Matthias Vlacich or Francovich , 3 March 1520, Labin , Venetian Republic , (modern Croatia)
- Died
- 11 March 1575 (1575-03-11) (aged 55), Free Imperial City of Frankfurt , Holy Roman Empire , (Present day Germany )
- Other name
- Matija Vlačić Ilirik (Franković)
- Occupations
- Theologian, church historian, philosopher
- Years active
- 1544–1575
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Matthias
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Venice
- Place of birth
- Labin
- Place of death
- Frankfurt
- Occupation
- historian
- Employer
- University of Wittenberg
- Languages spoken
- Croatian
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- Matthias Flacius.png
- Residence
- Frankfurt
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- Commons category
- Matthias Flacius
- date of birth
- 1520-03-03
- date of death
- 1575-03-11
- name in native language
- Matthias Flach
- pseudonym
- Joannes Waremundus
- significant person
- Philipp Melanchthon
- archives at
- Herzog August Library
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
15 objects attributed to Matthias Flacius, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; Croatian: Matija Vlačić Ilirik) or Francovich (Croatian: Franković) (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strongly with his fellow Lutherans, and as a scholar for his editorial work on the Magdeburg Centuries.
Sacraments and worship
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Matthias Flacius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.