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Also Known As Philipp Schwartzerd
Born February 15, 1497 • Germany
Died April 19, 1560 (aged 63) • Wittenberg? • Germany
Notable Works “Apology of the Augsburg Confession” • Augsburg Confession • “Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope”
Subjects Of Study Lutheranism
Role In Colloquy of Marburg • Reformation

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