AUTHOR: JOHANN DIETENBERGER

LANGUAGE: GERMAN

DATE: 1551

PAGE #: 354

REPRODUCTION DIMENSIONS: 11.25 X 8.75 IN

HISTORY/DESCRIPTION: A GERMAN CATECHISM WRITTEN IN MAINZ, GERMANY BY JOHANN DIETENBERGER. DIETENBERGER WAS A NATIVE OF FRANKFURT AND WAS A UNIVERSITY TRAINED DOCTOR OF THEOLOGY, AND A DOMINICAN FRIAR. HE TRANSLATED GREEK AND HEBREW BIBLES INTO GERMAN. DIETENBERGERS CATECHISM WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1537 AND WAS OFTEN RE-EDITED. THE LAST EDITED VERSION WAS BY CHRISTOPH MOUFANG (1817-1890).

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