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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.
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Johann von Staupitz was the Augustinian superior and mentor of Martin Luther. He maintained contact with Martin Luther for the rest of his life, yet without leaving the Catholic Church himself. Staupitz was pious and kindly; in his care of individuals and in the pulpit he succeeded in communicating some of his religious fervour to others.
It was Staupitz who heard Luther’s confessions, served as his spiritual advisor during the spiritual struggles of his early career, and eventually directed him to channel his prodigious intellect and personal scrupulosity into his teaching at Wittenberg.
Mar 2, 2017 · Johann von Staupitz is generally acknowledged as one of the most important influences on Martin Luther, convincing him of the sin-remitting grace of God. It was this revelation that was to...
- Franz Posset
- 424 pages
- 1351889303, 9781351889308
- Routledge, 2017
STAUPITZ, JOHANN VON. Vicar-general of the German Augustinians at the time of Martin luther's revolt and personal counselor of Luther; b. probably at Motterwitz, near Leisnig, 1468 – 69; d. Salzburg, Austria, Dec. 28, 1524. There is little certain knowledge about his early years.
Quick Reference. ( c. 1470–1524), German Augustinian who studied at the University of Leipzig before joining the Augustinian order in 1490. He became prior of an Augustinian house in Tübingen in 1497, and in ... From: Staupitz, Johann von in The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance » Subjects: History — Early Modern History (1500 to 1700)
