Philipp Melanchthon

German Lutheran reformer and theologian (1497–1560) Philipp MelanchthonPortrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1543BornPhilipp Schwartzerdt16 February 1497Bretten, Electoral Palatinate, Holy Roman EmpireDied19 April 1560(1560-04-19) (aged 63)Wittenberg, Electoral Saxony, Holy Roman EmpireEducationUniversity of HeidelbergUniversity of TübingenTheological workEraReformationLanguageGermanTradition or movementLutheranism Signature Part of a series onLutheranism Background Christianity Start of the Reformation Reformation Protestantism Doctrine and theology Bible Old Testament New Testament Creeds Apostles' Creed Nicene Creed Athanasian Creed Book of Concord Augsburg Confession Apology of the Augsburg Confession Luther's Small / Large Catechism Smalcald Articles Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope Formula of Concord Distinctive theological concepts Theology of Martin Luther Justification Law and Gospel Sola gratia Sola scriptura Christology Sanctification Two kingdoms catholicity Two states of the Church Priesthood of all believers Divine Providence Marian theology Theology of the Cross Sacramental Union Other relevant topics Homosexuality Sacraments and worship Baptism Euchar