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• Bucer, Martin — ▪ Protestant religious reformer Bucer also spelled  Butzer   born November 11, 1491, Schlettstadt, Alsace died February 28, 1551, England       Protestant (Protestantism) Reformer, mediator, and liturgical scholar best known for his ceaseless… …   Universalium

• BUCER, Martin — (1491 1551) Martin Bucer, a Protestant Reformer, was most famous for his efforts to me­diate religious differences, both between his fellow Reformers and between Prot­estants and Catholics. Born in Schlettstadt (Selestat), Alsace, to a family of… …   Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary

• Bucer, Martin — (1491 1551 )    unifying church leader in the Reformation era    As a leader of the 16th century Reformation, Martin Bucer became known for his efforts to reconcile the opposing views of Swiss reformer Ulrich Zwingli and Martin Luther. Bucer was… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Bucer, Martin — (1491–1551)    Theologian.    Bucer was born in Sélestat in Alsace. At the age of fifteen, he joined the Dominican Order, but was released from his vows in 1521, after being converted by the views of Martin luther. He was one of the first of the… …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• BUCER MARTIN —    a German Reformer, born at Strassburg; originally a Dominican, adopted the Reformed faith, ministered as pastor and professor in his native place, differed in certain matters from both Luther and Zwingli, while he tried to reconcile them;… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• BUCER, Martin — (1491 1551)    German DOMINICAN who became a follower of LUTHER and a leader of the PROTESTANT REFORMATION in Switzerland before becoming professor of Theology at Cambridge, England, in 1549. His THEOLOGY of the EUCHARIST mediated between that of …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• Bucer — Martin Bucer Martin Bucer (* 11. November 1491 im elsässischen Schlettstadt (heute: Sélestat); † 1. März 1551 in Cambridge; auch Martin Butzer) gehört zu den bedeutenden Theologen der Reformation und gilt als der Reformator Straßburgs und des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Martin Bucer — (* 11. November 1491 im elsässischen Schlettstadt (heute: Sélestat); † 1. März 1551 in Cambridge; auch Martin Butzer) gehört zu den bedeutenden Theologen der Reformation und gilt als der Reformator Straßburgs und des Elsass …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Martin Butzer — Martin Bucer Martin Bucer (* 11. November 1491 im elsässischen Schlettstadt (heute: Sélestat); † 1. März 1551 in Cambridge; auch Martin Butzer) gehört zu den bedeutenden Theologen der Reformation und gilt als der Reformator Straßburgs und des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Martin Bucer — Nacimiento 11 de noviembre …   Wikipedia Español