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Johann Pistorius the Elder
German Protestant minister and Protestant reformer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johann Pistorius (January 1504, Nidda, Hesse – 25 January 1583, Nidda) was a German Protestant minister and Protestant reformer. From 1541 he was the Superintendent at the church in Nidda in Hesse.
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Along with Philipp Melanchthon and Martin Bucer, Pistorius was appointed by Charles V to represent the Protestants at the Diet of Regensburg in 1541. He also participated in the Colloquy of Worms in 1557.
Pistorius was the father of Johann Pistorius (the Younger).

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