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John Laski
John Laski , Pol. Jan Łaski , Latin Johannes Alasco, 1499–1560, Polish Protestant reformer. A learned priest, he went in 1523 to Basel, where he was a close friend of Erasmus. After returning to Poland he rose to archdeacon of Warsaw, but because of his Calvinistic views he had to leave. He became pastor of a Protestant church at Emden in 1542 and shortly after went to England, where in 1550 he was superintendent of the church for Protestant foreigners and had some influence on ecclesiastical affairs in the reign of Edward VI. On the accession of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary he fled to the Continent. In 1556 he was recalled to Poland, where he was secretary to King Sigismund II and was a leader in the Calvinistic Reformation. |
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"John Laski." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "John Laski." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Laski-Jo.html "John Laski." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Laski-Jo.html |
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Laski John
Laski John or à Lasco, John (1499–1560), Protestant Reformer. A Polish nobleman, from 1526 he showed an interest in reforming the Church, while disapproving of M. Luther as too extreme. He became Archdeacon of Warsaw in 1538, but was stripped of his ecclesiastical offices on his marriage in 1540; in 1542 he openly broke with the RC Church and was appointed Calvinist minister at Emden. He spent some time in England and is generally thought to have influenced the BCP of 1552.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Laski John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Laski John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-LaskiJohn.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Laski John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-LaskiJohn.html |
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