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Preferred term

Augsburg Confession  

Definition

  • A summary of the Christian faith drawn up during the Reformation for the Diet of Augsburg, and presented to the emperor Charles V. It was written by Luther, Melanchthon, and two others. A final authorized text was issued, to create the document which remains of foundational importance in Lutheranism. [Concise ODWR]

Entry terms

  • Augsburger Bekenntnis
  • Augsburgin Tunnustus
  • Augsburgische Konfession
  • Augsburgisches Bekenntnis
  • Augustana
  • Confessio Augustana

Notation

  • 122529

In other languages

  • French

  • Augsburger Bekenntnis
  • Augsburgin Tunnustus
  • Augsburgische Konfession
  • Augsburgisches Bekenntnis
  • Augustana
  • Confessio Augustana

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-XFPDM0XL-0

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