Olevian, Caspar (1536-1587)
Caspar Olevian (1536-1587), Reformed theologian in Germany active as Calvinist leader, at Heidelberg 1560-1576, at Berlenburg 1576-1584, and at Herborn 1584-1587. He was coauthor of the Heidelberg Catechism (1563), and active in the introduction of Reformed doctrine, polity, and discipline in the Palatinate and Wittgenstein.
Author(s) | Harold S Bender |
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Date Published | 1959 |
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