"Esse redimendum sepulchrum dominicum per Fridricum imperatorem": Use and Reuse of the "Last World Emperor" Prophecy in Germany between Late Middle Ages and Lutheran Reformation

In a passage from De abroganda missa private , Frederick the Wise was celebrated by Luther as the one who made possible the liberation of the "Holy Sepulchre" of the Scriptures, held captive by "papists". In doing so, the German reformer drew from the ancient eschatological proph...

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Main Author: Giardini, Marco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2016
In: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Year: 2016, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 131-165
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBB German language area
KDD Protestant Church
NBQ Eschatology
Further subjects:B Last World Emperor
B Church reformation
B Late Middle Ages
B Prophecies
B Reformation
B Germany
B Eschatology
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