Verein der Protestantischen Freunde
URI(s)
Variants
- Protestantische Freunde
- Lichtfreunde
Additional Information
Descriptor
- Dissenters, Religious
Associated Locale
- Köthen (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Field of Activity
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Sources
- found: Uhlich's Ansprache an die Protestantischen Freunde auf der Asse im Lande Braunschweig am 20. August 1845, 1845
- found: "Protestantische Freunde" in Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, viewed December 21, 2018(also known as Lichtfreunde; rationalist Christian movement; began at June 1841 meeting of clergy organized by Pastor Uhlich and spread to the laity, leading to the Free church movement) - http://deacademic.com/dic.nsf/pierer/30659/Protestantische
- found: German Wikipedia, viewed December 21, 2018(Lichtfreunde; official name: Verein der Protestantischen Freunde; the term Lichtfreunde was originally used by the group's opponents but became the most common name and was occasionally used by the group itself; rationalist Protestant movement; began on June 29, 1841, at a meeting of clergy organized by Pastor Uhlich in Gnadau; lead to the Free church movement; most popular in the Prussian Province of Saxony, reaching its peak popularity during the March 1848 Revolution; merged with the German Catholics in 1859, forming the Bund freier religiöser Gemeinden) - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtfreunde
- found: DNB authority file, viewed December 21, 2018(Verein der Protestantischen Freunde; variant names: Lichtfreunde, Protestantische Freunde; 29 June 1841-17 June 1859, when they merged with the German Catholics to form the Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands; headquarters: Köthen (Anhalt); active in Saxony-Anhalt) - http://d-nb.info/gnd/4223284-3
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Change Notes
- 2019-01-02: new
- 2019-01-08: revised
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