Martin Bucer
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Martin Bucer was an Alsatian Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran and Anglican doctrines and practices as well as Reformed theology. Bucer was originally a member of the Dom
Franz von Sickingen was the protector and defender of Martin Bucer during his early years.
Matthew Zell was the first major reformer in Strasbourg and supported Bucer on his arrival in the city.
Bucer tried to mediate between Martin Luther (left) and Huldrych Zwingli (right) on doctrinal matters.
The Church of the Penitent Magdalens' steeple behind timber-framed houses extant since the time of Martin Bucer
Franz von Sickingen
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Franz von Sickingen was a knight of the Holy Roman Empire who, with Ulrich von Hutten, led the so-called "Knights' War". He is posthumously known as the "Last Knight", an epithet shared with his conte
Martin Bucer
…influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his monastic vows to be annulled. He then began to work for the Reformation, with the support of Franz von Sickingen. Bucer's efforts to reform the church in Wissembourg resulted in his excommunication from the Catholic Church, and he was forced to flee to Strasbourg…
Coat of arms of the House of Sickingen
Franz von Sickingen, by Ferdinand Wolfgang Flachenecker, after the Paumgartner altarpiece by Albrecht Dürer, 1889. Lithograph on chine collé.