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Johann von Staupitz OSA ( c. 1460 – 28 December 1524) was a German Catholic priest and theologian, university preacher, [1] and Vicar General of the Augustinian friars in Germany, [2] who supervised Martin Luther during a critical period in his spiritual life.
Johann von Staupitz was the vicar-general of the German Augustinians during the revolt against the Roman Catholic church led by Martin Luther, of whom, for a time, he was teacher, patron, and counselor. From 1483 to 1489 Staupitz studied at the universities of Cologne and Leipzig, becoming an.
Johann von Staupitz OESA/OSB war ein katholischer, reformorientierter Theologe, der vor allem als Förderer und Beichtvater des jungen Martin Luther bekannt ist.
Staupitz is best known for his supervision and pastoral advice to Martin Luther, when Luther was an Augustinian friar. In his theology, Staupitz represented a form of late medieval Augustinianism that separated him from nominalist theologians like Gabriel Biel, who Luther studied, and the Augustinianism of the Protestant reformers.
Oct 26, 2022 · When Johann Von Staupitz first met Martin Luther, probably in 1506, he saw a young man who was both inquisitive and talented, with a strong potential to teach at the newly founded University of Wittenberg where the elector Frederick III of Saxony had appointed Staupitz dean of theological studies.
Pointing him to the wounds of Christ and the love of God, taking his mind from the despairing and damning thoughts of predestination, giving him courage and advice when needed, and stimulating him in his search for truth and assurance, was Johann von Staupitz, the Vicar-General of the Augustinian Eremites of Germany, Luther's friend and ...
Johann von Staupitz was the Vicar General of German Augustinian Observantine houses, of which the Augustinian community at the University of Wittenberg was one. At the time Luther was struggling with the need to confess completely everything he had ever done wrong, and at Wittenberg found Staupitz to be a patient, sympathetic and practical ...
