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Also Known As Justinus Febronius
Born January 27, 1701 • Trier • Germany
Died September 2, 1790 (aged 89) • Luxembourg
Subjects Of Study Febronianism
Pope Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI
pope
Nicholas Of Cusa
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Eugen Drewermann
German theologian, psychotherapist, and priest
Eck, Johann
Johann Eck
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Johannes Cochlaeus
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Gottschalk Of Orbais
Roman Catholic theologian
Hieronymus Emser
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Franz Xaver von Baader
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Georg Hermes
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther
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Desiderius Erasmus
Erasmus
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St. Ignatius of Loyola
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Johann Gottfried von Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder
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Paul Tillich
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Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon
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Jan Hus
Jan Hus
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Newman, John Henry
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Rudolf Otto
Rudolf Otto
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John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe
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