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Zacharias Ursinus (
July 18,
1534,
Breslau—
May 6,
1583,
Neustadt), a
sixteenth century German theologian, born
Zacharias Baer in Breslau (now
Wrocław, Poland). Like all young scholars of that era he gave himself a Latin name, in his case one stemming from
ursus, meaning bear. He is best known as a professor of theology at the
University of Heidelberg and co-author with
Caspar Olevianus (
1536-
1587) of the
Heidelberg Catechism.
At age fifteen he enrolled at the
University of Wittenberg, boarding for the next seven years with
Philipp Melanchthon, the erudite successor of
Martin Luther. Melanchthon admired young Ursinus for his intellectual gifts and his spiritual maturity, commending him to mentors throughout
Europe. Subsequently Ursinus studied under
Reformation scholars at
Strasbourg,
Basel,
Lausanne, and
Geneva. Sojourns in
Lyon and
Orleans gave him expertise in
Hebrew. Returning to Breslau he published a pamphlet on the
sacraments, which aroused the ire of
Lutherans who charged him with being more Reformed than Lutheran. The Breslau opponents’ vitriolic reaction succeeded in driving him out of the city to
Zurich, where he became friends with
Peter Martyr, the Italian Reformer.
In
1561, upon Peter Martyr's recommendation,
Frederick III, Elector Palatine, appointed him professor in the
Collegium Sapientiae at Heidelberg, where in
1563, having been commissioned by the Prince elector, he completed the
Heidelberg Catechism in cooperation with Olevianus. The death of the Prince elector in
1576 led to the removal of Ursinus, who occupied a professorial chair at
Neustadt an der Haardt from
1578 until his death in
1583.
His
Works were published in
1587-
1589, and a more complete edition by his son and two of his pupils,
Pareus and
Reuterus, in
1612.
Ursinus College is a small, liberal arts college founded in his name.
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