Strange brethren : refugees, religious bonds, and reformation in Frankfurt, 1554-1608

Zusammenfassung: "Strange Brethren traces the first half century of refugee life in Frankfurt am Main, a major destination for refugees, beginning in 1554 when the city granted twenty-four families of foreign Protestants fleeing religious persecution housing, workspace, and their own church, through the arrival of thousands more refugees. Scholz shows how the arrival of these refugees transformed Christianity in Frankfurt, with the city's Protestants dividing into competing camps that exist to this day-Lutheran natives and Reformed (Calvinist) foreigners"--(Provided by publisher.)

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 9780813946757 ; 0813946751
• Dimensions: 24 cm
• Extent: xiii, 244 Seiten
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Illustrationen

Classification and Topics

• Keyword: Geschichte 1554-1608 ; Reformation ; Glaubensflüchtling ; Frankfurt am Main

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Charlottesville, London
• (who): University of Virginia Press
• (when): 2022
• Creator: Scholz, Maximilian Miguel

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/1279989688/04
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• Last update: 11.03.2025, 11:56 AM CET