Johann Pistorius the Elder
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Johann Pistorius (January 1504, Nidda, Hesse – 25 January 1583, Nidda[citation needed]) was a German Protestant minister and Protestant reformer. In 1541, he was the Superintendent at the church in Nidda in Hesse.[1]
Along with Philipp Melanchthon and Martin Bucer, Pistorius was appointed by Charles V to represent the Protestants at the Diet of Regensburg in 1541.[2][3] He also participated in the Colloquy of Worms in 1557.[citation needed]
Pistorius was the father of Johann Pistorius (the Younger).[4][1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Herbermann, Charles G. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss. Vol. 12. Retrieved 2026-08-13 – via Christian Classics Ethereal Library.
- ↑ Gerace, Antonio (2019). Selderhuis, Herman J. (ed.). Biblical Scholarship in Louvain in the 'Golden' Sixteenth Century. Refo500 Academic Studies. Vol. 60. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. pp. 92–93. ISBN 978-3-666-59378-9. ISSN 2197-0165.
- ↑ McCormack, Bruce L. (2006). Justification in perspective: historical developments and contemporary challenges. Baker Publishing Group. pp. 121–123. ISBN 978-0-8010-3131-1.
- ↑ Pistorius, Johann (1546–1608), on Early Modern Letters Online, ed. Howard Hotson and Miranda Lewis, https://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/person/03cbae60-e88b-4b4a-b2d1-7f549af106e2, accessed 12 August 2026.
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