Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. I, 1948 Dogmatic theology Theologians

Agricola (Schneider), Johann

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Schneider, Giovanni redirects here.

Also known as: John Agricola; Latin: Magister Islebius, Johannes Agricola

AGRICOLA (SCHNEIDER), JOHANN. - Protestant theologian, b. in 1494 at Eisleben, whence the appellation Magister Islebius, and d. in Berlin in 1566. He studied and later taught theology at Wittenberg. He was among the signatories of the Schmalkaldic Articles and collaborated in the preparation of the "Interim" of Augsburg. He preached the new doctrines in Frankfurt, then at the court of Berlin. At first a friend of Luther, he was afterward harshly persecuted by him because of his "antinomian" doctrines, which he defended with extreme rigor against Melanchthon's softenings. He published several works of a theological nature and a collection of 750 German proverbs.

Bibliography

BIBL.: G. Kawerau, Joh. Agricola v. Eisleben, Berlin 1881.

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By Ugo Viglino

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), col. 574.

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Viglino, Ugo. “Agricola (Schneider), johann.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, col. 574. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948. https://azioneromana.com/article/agricola-schneider-johann.

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Viglino, Ugo. “Agricola (Schneider), johann.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1948, col. 574. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/agricola-schneider-johann.

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  author    = {Viglino, Ugo},
  title     = {Agricola (Schneider), johann},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {I},
  pages     = {574},
  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/agricola-schneider-johann}
}

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