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Matthias Flacius

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Also known as Matthias Vlacich, Matthias Flacius Illyricus

Croatian theologian (1520–1575)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1974-03-28
german audiobook reader

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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

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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.