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Born March 5, 1904 • Freiburg im Breisgau • Germany
Died March 30, 1984 (aged 80) • Innsbruck • Austria
Subjects Of Study Christology
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Hermann Busenbaum
German theologian
Caravaggio: The Conversion of St. Paul (second version)
St. Paul the Apostle
Christian Apostle
St. Athanasius
St. Athanasius
Egyptian theologian
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Saint Anastasius Sinaita
theologian
Faustus Socinus
Faustus Socinus
Italian theologian
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John IV of Odzun
Armenian Orthodox catholicos
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Melito of Sardis
Greek bishop
Martin Luther
Martin Luther
German religious leader
Johann Gottfried von Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder
German philosopher
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Paul Tillich
American theologian and philosopher
Philipp Melanchthon
Philipp Melanchthon
German theologian
Rudolf Otto
Rudolf Otto
German philosopher and theologian
Pope Benedict XVI, wearing white papal robes and a gold cross, raises his right hand in blessing while smiling at a crowd in Rome, Italy.
Benedict XVI
pope
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
German theologian
Martin Bucer, medal by Friedrich Hagenauer, 1543; in the Archives and Library of the City of Strasbourg.
Martin Bucer
Protestant religious reformer
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher
German theologian
Baeck, Leo
Leo Baeck
German theologian
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Franz Rosenzweig
German philosopher
German theologian, scientist, and philosopher St. Albertus Magnus
St. Albertus Magnus
German theologian, scientist, and philosopher
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Meister Eckhart
German theologian and mystic