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[http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienH/Hermann_von_Wied.html Heiligenlexikon] web site'']]     Herman von Wied (1477-1552): [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]] Archbishop and Elector of Cologne, [[Germany|Germany]], in 1532-46; born 14 January 1477, the fourth son of Frederick, count of Wied (d. 1487) and died 15 August 1552.

By his favorable inclination toward the [[Reformation, Protestant|Reformation,]] Herman differed from other Catholic bishops, opposed the general practice of the Catholic church and the policy of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558)|Emperor Charles V]], and refused to suppress the Lutherans in his bishopric. In general he rejected capital punishment for heretics. In 1542 he called [[Bucer, Martin (1491-1551)|Martin Bucer]] to his court to reform the bishopric. Because of his tolerance it was possible for [[Menno Simons (1496-1561)|Menno Simons]] to live undisturbed in the bishopric of Cologne from July 1544 until 1546, when von Wied was dismissed. Menno gives him a good testimonial. His brother Friedrich von Wied was about the same time the bishop of [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]].
= Bibliography =
<em>The Complete Writings of Menno Simons</em>, c. 1496-1561, trans. Leonard Verduin, ed. J. C. Wenger. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1956: 635.

<em>Opera Omnia Theologica, of alle de Godtgeleerde wercken van Menno Simons</em>. Amsterdam: By Joannes van Veen, boeck- en pargament-verkooper, 1681: 235a.
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