Wittenberg Concord (1536), is a religious
concordatA concordat is an agreement between the Holy See and the government of a country on religious matters This often included both recognition and privileges for the Catholic Church in a particular country...
signed by
ReformedThe Reformed churches are a group of Christian Protestant denominations formally characterized by a similar Calvinist system of doctrine, historically related to the churches that first arose especially in the Swiss Reformation led by Huldrych Zwingli and soon afterward appeared in nations...
and
LutheranLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the 16th century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
theologians and churchmen on May 29, 1536 as an attempted resolution of their differences with respect to the
Real PresenceReal Presence is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech , or by his power .Not all Christian traditions accept this dogma...
of Christ's body and blood in the
EucharistThe Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, Sacrament of the Table, the Blessed Sacrament, or The Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christian sacrament or ordinance, generally considered to be a commemoration of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his...
. The Reformed who signed it were
Martin BucerMartin Bucer was a Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. Although originally a member of the Dominican Order, after meeting and being influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his monastic vows to be annulled...
,
Wolfgang Fabricius CapitoWolfgang Fabricius Capito German reformer, was born of humble parentage at Haguenau in Alsace.-His life and work:...
, Matthäus Alber, Martin Frecht, Jakob Otter, and
Wolfgang MusculusWolfgang Musculus, born Müslin, was a Protestant theologian of the Reformation.-Life:...
. The
LutheransLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the 16th century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
who signed were
Martin LutherMartin Luther changed the course of Western civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation. As a priest and theology professor, he confronted indulgence salesmen with his The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. Luther strongly disputed their claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could...
,
Philipp MelanchthonPhilipp Melanchthon was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and a influential designer of educational systems...
,
Johannes BugenhagenThis article is about the German religious leader. For the video game character, see List of Final Fantasy VII characters.Johannes Bugenhagen , also called Doctor Pomeranus by Martin Luther, introduced the Protestant Reformation in Pomerania and Denmark in the 16th century.He is also commemorated...
,
Justus JonasJustus Jonas was a German Protestant reformer.-Biography:Jonas was born at Nordhausen in Thuringia. His real name was Jodokus Koch, which he changed according to the common custom of German scholars in the sixteenth century, when at the University of Erfurt...
,
Caspar CrucigerCaspar Cruciger is name of two Lutheran theologians of the Protestant Reformation:*Caspar Cruciger the Elder*Caspar Cruciger the Younger...
,
Justus MeniusJustus Menius was a German Lutheran theologian, whose name is Latinized from Jost or Just Menig.-Early life:...
,
Friedrich MyconiusFriedrich Myconius , was a German Lutheran theologian. He was a colleague of Martin Luther....
, Urban Rhegius,
George SpalatinGeorg Spalatin was the pseudonym taken by Georg Burkhardt , an important German figure in the history of the Reformation....
. This document defined the doctrine of the
Real PresenceReal Presence is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech , or by his power .Not all Christian traditions accept this dogma...
of Christ's body and blood in the
EucharistThe Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, Sacrament of the Table, the Blessed Sacrament, or The Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christian sacrament or ordinance, generally considered to be a commemoration of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his...
as the
Sacramental UnionSacramental union is the Lutheran theological doctrine of the Real Presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Christian Eucharist.- Type of union :...
and maintained the real eating of the body and blood of Christ by "unworthy communicants" (
manducatio indignorum).
Wittenberg Concord (1536), is a religious
concordatA concordat is an agreement between the Holy See and the government of a country on religious matters This often included both recognition and privileges for the Catholic Church in a particular country...
signed by
ReformedThe Reformed churches are a group of Christian Protestant denominations formally characterized by a similar Calvinist system of doctrine, historically related to the churches that first arose especially in the Swiss Reformation led by Huldrych Zwingli and soon afterward appeared in nations...
and
LutheranLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the 16th century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
theologians and churchmen on May 29, 1536 as an attempted resolution of their differences with respect to the
Real PresenceReal Presence is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech , or by his power .Not all Christian traditions accept this dogma...
of Christ's body and blood in the
EucharistThe Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, Sacrament of the Table, the Blessed Sacrament, or The Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christian sacrament or ordinance, generally considered to be a commemoration of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his...
. The Reformed who signed it were
Martin BucerMartin Bucer was a Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. Although originally a member of the Dominican Order, after meeting and being influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his monastic vows to be annulled...
,
Wolfgang Fabricius CapitoWolfgang Fabricius Capito German reformer, was born of humble parentage at Haguenau in Alsace.-His life and work:...
, Matthäus Alber, Martin Frecht, Jakob Otter, and
Wolfgang MusculusWolfgang Musculus, born Müslin, was a Protestant theologian of the Reformation.-Life:...
. The
LutheransLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the 16th century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
who signed were
Martin LutherMartin Luther changed the course of Western civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation. As a priest and theology professor, he confronted indulgence salesmen with his The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. Luther strongly disputed their claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could...
,
Philipp MelanchthonPhilipp Melanchthon was a German reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, intellectual leader of the leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and a influential designer of educational systems...
,
Johannes BugenhagenThis article is about the German religious leader. For the video game character, see List of Final Fantasy VII characters.Johannes Bugenhagen , also called Doctor Pomeranus by Martin Luther, introduced the Protestant Reformation in Pomerania and Denmark in the 16th century.He is also commemorated...
,
Justus JonasJustus Jonas was a German Protestant reformer.-Biography:Jonas was born at Nordhausen in Thuringia. His real name was Jodokus Koch, which he changed according to the common custom of German scholars in the sixteenth century, when at the University of Erfurt...
,
Caspar CrucigerCaspar Cruciger is name of two Lutheran theologians of the Protestant Reformation:*Caspar Cruciger the Elder*Caspar Cruciger the Younger...
,
Justus MeniusJustus Menius was a German Lutheran theologian, whose name is Latinized from Jost or Just Menig.-Early life:...
,
Friedrich MyconiusFriedrich Myconius , was a German Lutheran theologian. He was a colleague of Martin Luther....
, Urban Rhegius,
George SpalatinGeorg Spalatin was the pseudonym taken by Georg Burkhardt , an important German figure in the history of the Reformation....
. This document defined the doctrine of the
Real PresenceReal Presence is a term used in various Christian traditions to express belief that in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really present in what was previously just bread and wine, and not merely present in symbol, a figure of speech , or by his power .Not all Christian traditions accept this dogma...
of Christ's body and blood in the
EucharistThe Eucharist, also called Holy Communion, Sacrament of the Table, the Blessed Sacrament, or The Lord's Supper and other names, is a Christian sacrament or ordinance, generally considered to be a commemoration of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his...
as the
Sacramental UnionSacramental union is the Lutheran theological doctrine of the Real Presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Christian Eucharist.- Type of union :...
and maintained the real eating of the body and blood of Christ by "unworthy communicants" (
manducatio indignorum).
Martin BucerMartin Bucer was a Protestant reformer based in Strasbourg who influenced Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines and practices. Although originally a member of the Dominican Order, after meeting and being influenced by Martin Luther in 1518 he arranged for his monastic vows to be annulled...
would later disavow his subscription to this document.