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Valentin Weigel (1533-88), a Protestant pastor in Zschoppau, [[Saxony|Saxony]], [[Germany|Germany]]. His important writings, which did not become generally known until after his death, reveal a remarkable similarity in spirit to [[Tauler, Johann (ca. 1330-1361)|Tauler]] and [[Franck, Sebastian (1499-1543)|Sebastian Franck]]. They had a strong influence upon Jakob Böhme, [[Arnold, Gottfried (1666-1714)|Gottfried Arnold]], and [[Arndt, Johann (1555-1621)|Johannes Arndt]]. His ideas are closely related to those of the [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]] and he is therefore often erroneously reckoned among them. (See [[Spiritualism|Spiritualists]].)
= Bibliography =
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. ''Mennonitisches Lexikon'', 4 vols. Frankfurt &amp; Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. IV, 488.
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