Johannes Bugenhagen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johannes Bugenhagen

German theologian

Date of Birth: 24-Jun-1485

Place of Birth: Wolin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 20-Apr-1558

Profession: Protestant reformer, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Johannes Bugenhagen

  • Johannes Bugenhagen (24 June 1485 – 20 April 1558), also called Doctor Pomeranus by Martin Luther, introduced the Protestant Reformation in the Duchy of Pomerania and Denmark in the 16th century.
  • Among his major accomplishments was organization of Lutheran churches in Northern Germany and Scandinavia.
  • He has also been called the second Apostle of the North. Johannes Bugenhagen was pastor to Martin Luther at St.
  • Mary's church in Wittenberg.
  • He is also commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod as a pastor on 20 April.

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