Explore: Philip Melanchthon

Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first

elements of the gathering. Philip embraced Protestantism in 1524 after a personal meeting with the theologian Philipp Melanchthon. He then helped suppress

of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse to marry a lady-in-waiting of his wife, Christine of Saxony. Philip solicited the approval of Luther, Melanchthon, and

development of Lutheran theology include Martin Luther, Martin Chemnitz, Philip Melanchthon, Joachim Westphal, Laurentius Petri, Olaus Petri, and Laurentius Andreae

the city, but Philip Melanchthon, who first mentioned the posting of the Theses, only mentioned the door of All Saints' Church. Melanchthon also claimed

caused by the knowledge of the love of God alone. In contrast, Philipp Melanchthon urged that repentance must precede faith and that knowledge of the moral

the truth is not in us. In the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Philip Melanchthon elucidates the topic of salvation, teaching that mortal sin and the

Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the site where, according to Philip Melanchthon, the Ninety-five Theses were posted by Martin Luther in 1517, launching

Wittenberg, where in (1541) he was welcomed[clarification needed] by Philip Melanchthon. In Tübingen, Flacius was received into the house of Matthias Garbitius

Palatinate. Since Emperor Matthias had no surviving children, in July 1617 Philip III of Spain agreed to support Ferdinand II's election as king of Bohemia