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Thomas Erastus

Swiss theologian

Died when: 59 years 115 days (711 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Thomas Erastus

Thomas Erastus (original surname Lüber, Lieber, or Liebler; 7 September 1524 – 31 December 1583) was a Swiss physician and Calvinist theologian.He wrote 100 theses (later reduced to 75) in which he argued that the sins committed by Christians should be punished by the State, and that the Church should not withhold sacraments as a form of punishment.

They were published in 1589, after his death, with the title Explicatio gravissimae quaestionis.His name was later applied to Erastianism.


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