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Hermann of Wied

(1477—1552)


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(1477–1552),

reformer. He became Abp.-Elector of Cologne in 1515. In his earlier years he was hostile to the Protestant movement, but c.1539 he set out to create a parallel movement within the Catholic Church. His increasing adhesion to the Protestant cause led to his excommunication and deposition in 1546. His proposals for reform influenced the compilers of the BCP. He died a Lutheran.

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Hermann of Wied (1477–1552)
in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 67 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 299 words
Hermann von Wied (1477–1552)
in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance Length: 310 words
Wied, Hermann Von (1477–1552)
in The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation Length: 852 words

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