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Thomas Erastus

Entity ID:

thomas-erastus

Long Name:

Erastus, Thomas, 1524-1583

Short Name:

Thomas Erastus

Disambiguation String:

Swiss physician and theologian

Entity Type:

person

Entity Subtype:

author

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Summary:

Thomas Erastus (September 7, 1524 – December 31, 1583) was a Swiss physician and theologian. He wrote 100 theses (later 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. Swiss physician and religious controversialist whose name is preserved in Erastianism, a doctrine of church-state relationship that he himself never taught.

Viaf ID:

36971358

DB Pedia ID:

Thomas_Erastus

Biblical Status:

Not Biblical

Is An Individual:

Yes

Is Published:

Yes

Birth Date:

September 7, 1524

Death Date:

December 31, 1583

Occupation:

Swiss physician and theologian

Nationality:

Swiss

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