He was educated for the medical profession but also studied law. He received a doctorate in theology at Freiburg.[1]: 111 Having joined the Benedictines, taught for some time at Freiburg. He acted for three years as pastor in Bruchsal. In 1516 he became cathedral preacher of Basel Minster.[1]: 111 Here he made the acquaintance of Zwingli and began to correspond with Luther.[3] He persuaded Johann Froben to publish a collection of Luther's works in 1518.[1]: 111–112
In 1519, he removed to Mainz at the request of Albrecht, archbishop of that city, who soon made him his chancellor. In 1523 he settled at Strasbourg, where he remained until his death in November 1541. He had found it increasingly difficult to reconcile the new religion with the old, and from 1524 was one of the leaders of the reformed faith in Strasbourg. He took a prominent part in the earlier ecclesiastical transactions of the 16th century, was present at the second conference of Zürich and at the conference of Marburg, and along with Martin Bucer drew up the Confessio Tetrapolitana.[3]
Capito was always more concerned for the "unity of the spirit" than for dogmatic formularies, and from his endeavours to conciliate the Lutheran and Zwinglian parties in regard to the sacraments, he seems to have incurred the suspicions of his own friends; while from his intimacy with Martin Cellarius and other divines of the Socinian school he drew on himself the charge of Arianism.[3]
In 1532, Capito married Wibrandis Rosenblatt, the widow of Oecolampadius. After Wolfgang Capito's death, she married Martin Bucer.
^ abcdRummel, Erika (2000). . Oxford University Press. ISBN9780195350333. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
^Kittelson, James M. (1975). Wolfgang Capito: From Humanist to Reformer. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 11-12. ISBN90-04-04312-8.
^ abcdOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Capito, Wolfgang". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 282.
wolfgang, capito, confused, with, wolfgang, köpfel, wolfgang, fabricius, capito, also, koepfel, 1478, november, 1541, german, protestant, reformer, calvinist, tradition, contents, life, revolutionary, work, works, also, references, external, linkshis, life, re. Not to be confused with Wolfgang Kopfel Wolfgang Fabricius Capito also Koepfel c 1478 November 1541 was a German Protestant reformer in the Calvinist tradition Wolfgang Capito Contents 1 His life and revolutionary work 2 Works 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHis life and revolutionary work editCapito was born circa 1478 to a smith at Hagenau in Alsace He attended the famous Latin school in Pforzheim 1 111 where his friend Philip Melanchthon studied 2 He was educated for the medical profession but also studied law He received a doctorate in theology at Freiburg 1 111 Having joined the Benedictines taught for some time at Freiburg He acted for three years as pastor in Bruchsal In 1516 he became cathedral preacher of Basel Minster 1 111 Here he made the acquaintance of Zwingli and began to correspond with Luther 3 He persuaded Johann Froben to publish a collection of Luther s works in 1518 1 111 112 In 1519 he removed to Mainz at the request of Albrecht archbishop of that city who soon made him his chancellor In 1523 he settled at Strasbourg where he remained until his death in November 1541 He had found it increasingly difficult to reconcile the new religion with the old and from 1524 was one of the leaders of the reformed faith in Strasbourg He took a prominent part in the earlier ecclesiastical transactions of the 16th century was present at the second conference of Zurich and at the conference of Marburg and along with Martin Bucer drew up the Confessio Tetrapolitana 3 Capito was always more concerned for the unity of the spirit than for dogmatic formularies and from his endeavours to conciliate the Lutheran and Zwinglian parties in regard to the sacraments he seems to have incurred the suspicions of his own friends while from his intimacy with Martin Cellarius and other divines of the Socinian school he drew on himself the charge of Arianism 3 In 1532 Capito married Wibrandis Rosenblatt the widow of Oecolampadius After Wolfgang Capito s death she married Martin Bucer Capito died in Strasbourg Works editHis principal works were Institutionum Hebraicarum libri duo Enarrationes in Habacuc et Hoseam Prophetas a life of Oecolampadius and an account of the synod of Bern 1532 3 a Greek version of the Iliad in which he refers to himself as volfivs cephalaevs or wolfius cephalaeusSee also edit nbsp Calvinism portalHochstratus OvansReferences edit a b c d Rummel Erika 2000 The Confessionalization of Humanism in Reformation Germany Oxford University Press ISBN 9780195350333 Archived from the original on 2015 12 08 Retrieved 2015 12 01 Kittelson James M 1975 Wolfgang Capito From Humanist to Reformer Leiden E J Brill pp 11 12 ISBN 90 04 04312 8 a b c d nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Capito Wolfgang Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 5 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 282 External links editWorks by Wolfgang Capito at Post Reformation Digital Library Wolfgang Capito at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfgang Capito amp oldid 1168500687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
