Martin Chemnitz: Biography, Facts and Career
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Martin Chemnitz (9 November 1522 – 8 April 1586) was an eminent second-generation German, Evangelical Lutheran, Christian theologian, and a Protestant reformer, churchman, and confessor. In the Evangelical Lutheran tradition he is known as Alter Martinus, the "Second Martin": Si Martinus non fuisset, Martinus vix stetisset ("If Martin [Chemnitz] had not come along, Martin [Luther] would hardly have survived") goes a common saying concerning him. He is listed and remembered in the Calendar of Saints and Commemorations in the Liturgical Church Year as a pastor and confessor by both the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
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- Full name: Martin Chemnitz
- Born: 1522-11-19
- Nationality: Germany
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q63146
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Who is Martin Chemnitz?
Martin Chemnitz (9 November 1522 – 8 April 1586) was an eminent second-generation German, Evangelical Lutheran, Christian theologian, and a Protestant reformer, churchman, and confessor.
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Martin Chemnitz is Germany.
When was Martin Chemnitz born?
Martin Chemnitz was born on 1522-11-19.
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