Michael Weiße

German theologian and hymn writer

1488 – 1534 ·

Born: 1488, Nysa
Died: 19 March 1534, Lanškroun
Citizenship: Holy Roman Empire
Religion: Catholic Church, Unity of the Brethren
described by source: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
family name: Weiße
given name: Michael
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: German
religious order: Franciscans
sex or gender: male
topic's main category: Category:Michael Weiss

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Michael Weiße or Weisse (c. 1488 – 19 March 1534) was a German theologian, Protestant reformer and hymn writer. First a Franciscan, he joined the Bohemian Brethren. He published the most extensive early Protestant hymnal in 1531, supplying most hymn texts and some tunes himself. One of his hymns was used in Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion.

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