Ambrosius Blarer

Ambrosius Blarer (sometimes Ambrosius Blaurer), (April 4, 1492 – December 6, 1564) was an influential reformer in southern Germany and north-eastern Switzerland.

Correspondence and Influence

Like Martin Bucer of Strasbourg, Blarer?s theology was greatly influenced by both Zwingli and Luther. He tried to find a position which was acceptable to both parties, which mainly led to his exclusion from both groups. In 1530, Constance signed the Tetrapolitan Confession, the ?Zwinglian? counterpart of the Augsburg Confession, which was neither accepted by the Lutherans nor the Zwinglians. The Tetrapolitan Confession was also signed by Strasbourg (Bucer was its author) and by Memmingen and Ulm, two cities for which Blarer was the main reformer.

Related Topics:
Martin Bucer - Strasbourg - Zwingli - Luther - Tetrapolitan Confession - Augsburg Confession - Memmingen - Ulm

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Ambrosius Blarer kept up a wide network of correspondence to many reformers. The best known among them included: Philip Melanchthon, Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, Martin Bucer, Heinrich Bullinger, Andreas Karlstadt and Johannes Oecolampadius.

Related Topics:
Philip Melanchthon - Ulrich Zwingli - John Calvin - Martin Bucer - Heinrich Bullinger - Andreas Karlstadt - Johannes Oecolampadius

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