Johann Eck
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Johann Eck, also known as Johann Maier von Eck and often anglicized as John Eck, was a German Roman Catholic theologian, scholastic, prelate, and opponent of Martin Luther.
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Portrait of Johann Eck (1717)
A depiction of Luther and Eck at the Leipzig Debate from the 1860s
Counter-Reformation
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The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival or the Catholic Reformation, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to and as an alternative to, or fr
Johann Eck
…Born Johann Maier 13 November 1486 Eck Died 10 February 1543 (aged 56) Ingolstadt Occupations German Scholastic theologian, Catholic prelate, and early counterreformer Signature Johann Eck (13 November 1486 – 10 February 1543), also known as Johann Maier von Eck and often anglicized as John Eck, was a German Roman…
Allegoria della battaglia di Lepanto Gallerie Accademia
Last Judgement
Confutatio Augustana (left) and Confessio Augustana (right) being presented to Charles V
A session of the Council of Trent, from an engraving