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Johannes Oecolampadius

1482 - 1531

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Johannes Oecolampadius (also Œcolampadius, in German also Oekolampadius, Oekolampad; 1482 – 24 November 1531) was a German Protestant reformer in the Calvinist tradition from the Electoral Palatinate. He was the leader of the Protestant faction in the Baden Disputation of 1526, and he was one of the founders of Protestant theology, engaging in disputes with Erasmus, Huldrych Zwingli, Martin Luther and Martin Bucer. Calvin adopted his view on the Eucharist dispute (against Luther). His German surname was Hussgen (or Heussgen, Huszgen), which he etymologized to Hausschein ("house-shine") and hellenized (as was the custom at the time) to Οἰκολαμπάδιος(Oikolampádios, from οἶκος oîkos, "house," and λαμπάς lampás, "torch, lamp", and -ιος, -ios, "pertaining to"; this was then Latinised as Oecolampadius). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Oecolampadius is the 1,370th most popular religious figure (up from 1,374th in 2019), the 1,925th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,137th in 2019) and the 49th most popular German Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 1,370 out of 3,187. Before him are Jean Calas, Alexander Schmorell, Cristóbal López Romero, Manuel Monteiro de Castro, François de la Chaise, and Thomas Christopher Collins. After him are Meletius IV of Constantinople, Saichō, Barsanuphius, Dominik Duka, Shinran, and Ignatius IV of Antioch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1482, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 3. Before him are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, and Frederick II, Elector Palatine. After him are George Martinuzzi, Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Rana Sanga, Neagoe Basarab, Jo Gwang-jo, and Pietro Loredan. Among people deceased in 1531, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 5. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli, Louise of Savoy, Tilman Riemenschneider, and Hans Burgkmair. After him are Vincenzo Catena, Vallabha, Pedro Arias Dávila, Gerónimo de Aguilar, and George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 1,925 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Frederick I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1588), Judith of Swabia (1054), Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg (1527), Ralf Hütter (1946), Karl Friedrich Mohr (1806), and Princess Louise Amelie of Baden (1811). After him are Princess Elisabeth Sophie of Saxe-Altenburg (1619), Maurice de Hirsch (1831), Fritz Thyssen (1873), Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha of Austria (1654), Rainer Bonhof (1952), and Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (1614).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Germany

Among religious figures born in Germany, Johannes Oecolampadius ranks 49. Before him are Saint Afra (300), Georg Gänswein (1956), Balthasar Hubmaier (1485), Augustin Bea (1881), Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), and Regino of Prüm (842). After him are Reinhard Marx (1953), Michael von Faulhaber (1869), Frederick of Utrecht (780), Walter Brandmüller (1929), Arp Schnitger (1648), and Wolfgang of Regensburg (924).

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