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Evangelical Church, Levoča
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Levoča, (), Slovakia, is a Lutheranism, Lutheran church which dates from 1823 and replaced two earlier, wooden, churches.Michalková (n.d.), p. 6 The church The first Lutheran church in the town was a wooden articular church, built outside the city walls in 1688. This church burned down in 1709, and a second wooden church was built in 1713. These churches were on the site of the present Evangelical cemetery of the town. Following the Edict of Tolerance issued by Emperor Joseph II in 1781, it was permitted to construct evangelical churches within city boundaries. From 1823, finance was raised, including from the sale of bibles printed in the town, and the church was consecrated in 1832. It is situated at the southern end of the town's main square, today named Master Paul of Levoča, Majster Pavol Square. The church's architect was Anton Povolný, who also designed the town's County Hall (Župný dom) (constructed 1802–1822) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession (), also known as the Augustan Confession or the Augustana from its Latin name, ''Confessio Augustana'', is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheranism, Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation. The Augsburg Confession was written in both Early New High German, German and Ecclesiastical Latin, Latin and was presented by a number of German Imperial State, rulers and free-cities at the Diet of Augsburg on 25 June 1530. The Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, had called on the Princes and Free Territories in Holy Roman Empire, Germany to explain their religious convictions in an attempt to restore religious and political unity in the Holy Roman Empire and rally support against the Ottoman wars in Europe, Ottoman invasion in the 16th-century Siege of Vienna (1529), Siege of Vienna. It is the fourth document contained in the Lutheran ''Book of Concord''. Background Philipp Melanch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
