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Spener, Philip Jacob

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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German Protestant theologian, founder of the Pietists (q. v .), born in Alsace, studied in Strasburg; in 1670 held a series of meetings which he called "Collegia Pietatis," whence the name of his sect; established himself in Dresden and in Berlin, but Halle was the centre of the movement; he was an earnest and universally esteemed man (1636-1705).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Spener, Philip Jacob'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​s/spener-philip-jacob.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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