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Jonas, Justus

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Jonas, Justus (1493–1555), originally ‘ Jodocus Koch’, German Reformer. An admirer of Erasmus and M. Luther, he accompanied the latter to Worms in 1521. From 1523 to 1533 he was dean of the faculty of theology at Wittenberg and he took a leading part in the Protestant cause. He translated the German works of Luther and P. Melanchthon into Latin and the Latin works into German.

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Justus Jonas

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Justus Jonas , 1493–1555, German Protestant reformer. In 1521, Jonas, then a professor at the Univ. of Erfurt, accompanied Martin Luther to the Diet of Worms. During their intimate friendship Jonas assisted Luther with the translation of the Bible. He also translated the Latin works of Luther and Melanchthon into German. He was present at Luther's death and preached his funeral sermon.

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