Martin Chemnitz

Martin Chemnitz (1522-1586) was an eminent Lutheran theologian, reformer, churchman, and confessor, born in Treuenbrietzen, Brandenburg on November 9, 1522, the day before Martin Luther had been born in 1483. In the Lutheran tradition he is known as Alter Martinus, the "Second Martin": Si Martinus non fuisset, Martinus vix stetisset ("If Martin had not come along, Martin would hardly have survived") goes a common saying concerning him.

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1522 - 1586 - Lutheran - Theologian - Reformer - Brandenburg - Martin Luther

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