John Eck

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John Eck was a prominent 16th-century German Catholic theologian and controversialist best known for his vigorous opposition to Martin Luther and central role in early Counter-Reformation debates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic theologian ⓘ
controversialist ⓘ
human ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Johann Eck ⓘ
Johann Maier von Eck ⓘ
Johannes Eck ⓘ
linked to: Johann Eck
birthName Johann Maier ⓘ
citizenship Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
countryOfBirth Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
countryOfDeath Duchy of Bavaria ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1486-11-13 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1543-02-10 ⓘ
educatedAt University of Freiburg ⓘ
linked to: Freiburg University

University of Heidelberg ⓘ
University of Tübingen ⓘ
employer University of Ingolstadt ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup German ⓘ
fieldOfWork scholasticism ⓘ
theology ⓘ
knownFor Leipzig Debate ⓘ
early Counter-Reformation polemics ⓘ
opposition to Martin Luther ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
movement Counter-Reformation ⓘ
name John Eck ⓘ
notableWork Chrysopassus ⓘ
De primatu Petri ⓘ
Enchiridion locorum communium adversus Lutherum et alios hostes ecclesiae ⓘ
occupation Catholic priest ⓘ
theologian ⓘ
university professor ⓘ
opponent Andreas Karlstadt ⓘ
Martin Luther ⓘ
Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
linked to: Philip Melanchthon
participantIn Leipzig Debate ⓘ
disputations against Martin Luther ⓘ
disputations against Philipp Melanchthon ⓘ
partOf Catholic response to the Protestant Reformation ⓘ
placeOfBirth Egg an der Günz ⓘ
placeOfDeath Ingolstadt ⓘ
positionHeld professor of theology at the University of Ingolstadt ⓘ
vice-chancellor of the University of Ingolstadt ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
supported Catholic doctrine on indulgences ⓘ
papal authority ⓘ
traditional sacramental theology ⓘ

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