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Johann von Staupitz
Catholic theologian (1460–1524)
Johann von Staupitz was a German Catholic priest and theologian, university preacher, and Vicar General of the Augustinian friars in Germany, who supervised Martin Luther during a critical period in his spiritual life. Martin Luther himself remarked, "If it had not been for Dr.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lutheranism
Major branch of Protestantism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that emerged under the work of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German friar and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 1517. The Lutheran Churches adhere to the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)