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Adolph of Anhalt

ADOLFO D'ANHALT

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ADOLPH OF ANHALT. - Bishop of Merseburg, b. 16 Oct. 1458, d. there 24 March 1526. Of the princes of Anhalt, he was directed toward an ecclesiastical career. Having become bishop of Merseburg, he showed himself an excellent administrator and a zealous pastor. He was most zealous in combating Luther and the Reformation.

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BIBL.: Allgemeine deutsche Biographie, I, Leipzig 1875, 120.

Pio Pecchi

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By Pio Pecchiai

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 315.

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Pecchiai, Pio. “Adolfo d'Anhalt.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 315. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/adolfo-d-anhalt.

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Pecchiai, Pio. “Adolfo d'Anhalt.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 315. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/adolfo-d-anhalt.

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@incollection{ec1_adolfo_d_anhalt,
  author    = {Pecchiai, Pio},
  title     = {Adolfo d'Anhalt},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {315},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1948},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/adolfo-d-anhalt}
}

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