Thomas Müntzer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Müntzer

early Reformation-era German pastor who was a rebel leader during the German Peasants' War

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1489

Place of Birth: Stolberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date of Death: 27-May-1525

Profession: priest, Protestant reformer, theologian, revolutionary

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Thomas Müntzer (c.?1489 – 1525) was a German preacher and radical theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Roman Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal authority in central Germany.
Müntzer was foremost amongst those reformers who took issue with Luther's compromises with feudal authority.
He became a leader of the German peasant and plebeian uprising of 1525 commonly known as the German Peasants' War.
He was captured after the Battle of Frankenhausen, and was tortured and executed. Few other figures of the German Reformation raised as much controversy as Müntzer, which continues to this day.
A complex and unique figure in history, he is now regarded as a significant player in the early years of the German Reformation and also in the history of European revolutionaries.
Almost all modern studies of Müntzer stress the necessity of understanding his revolutionary actions as a consequence of his theology: Müntzer believed that the end of the world was imminent and that it was the task of the true believers to aid God in ushering in a new era of history.
Within the history of the Reformation, his contribution, especially in liturgy and biblical exegesis, was of substance, but remains undervalued.