Matthias Flacius

Matthias Flacius
Matthias Flacius Illyricus
Born
Matthias Vlacich or Francovich

3 March 1520
Labin, Venetian Republic
(modern Croatia)
Died11 March 1575(1575-03-11) (aged 55)
Free Imperial City of Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire
(Present day Germany)
Other namesMatija Vlačić Ilirik (Franković)
Occupation(s)Theologian, church historian, philosopher
Years active1544–1575

Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; Croatian: Matija Vlačić Ilirik) or Francovich (Croatian: Franković) (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strongly with his fellow Lutherans, and as a scholar for his editorial work on the Magdeburg Centuries.

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