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Christian feast day: Philipp Nicolai, Johann Heermann and Paul Gerhardt (Lutheran Church)
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Philipp Nicolai
German Lutheran pastor and hymnwriter (1556–1608)
Philipp Nicolai was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer. He is most widely recognized as a hymnodist.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Johann Heermann
German poet hymn-writer (1585–1647)
Johann Heermann was a German poet and hymnodist. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on 26 October with Philipp Nicolai and Paul Gerhardt.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Paul Gerhardt
German Lutheran theologian and hymn writer (1607–1676)
Paulus or Paul Gerhardt was a German theologian, Lutheran minister and hymnodist.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)