Poliander, Johann (1487-1541)
Johann Poliander (Gramann, Graumann) (1487-1541), a Lutheran clergyman, was a pastor at Königsberg, the reformer of East Prussia, Germany, attacked Schwenckfeld and the Anabaptists at the colloquium at Rastenburg in 1531 and again in 1535 (HRE, 525). His hymn, "Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren," was included in the hymnal of the Mennonites of the Palatinate and Hesse.
Bibliography
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 382.
Herzog, J. J. and Albert Hauck, Realencyclopedie für Protestantische Theologie and Kirche, 24 vols., 3. ed. Leipzig: J. H. Hinrichs, 1896-1913: 525.
| Author(s) | Christian Neff |
|---|---|
| Date Published | 1959 |
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Neff, Christian. "Poliander, Johann (1487-1541)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 30 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Poliander,_Johann_(1487-1541)&oldid=146037.
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Neff, Christian. (1959). Poliander, Johann (1487-1541). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Poliander,_Johann_(1487-1541)&oldid=146037.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 200. All rights reserved.
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