Joachim Westphal (of Eisleben)
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Joachim Westphal, a contemporary of Joachim Westphal (of Hamburg)
, with whom he is often confused, and belonging also to the Gnesio-Lutheran party. He was ordained a preacher at Nausitz near Artern
in 1553, then served as diaconus in Sangerhausen
and finally as preacher in Gerbstedt
in the county of Mansfeld
, where he died in 1569. He wrote
Joachim Westphal (of Hamburg)
Joachim Westphal was a German "Gnesio-Lutheran" theologian....
, with whom he is often confused, and belonging also to the Gnesio-Lutheran party. He was ordained a preacher at Nausitz near Artern
Artern
Artern is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, Thuringia, Germany. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Unstrut and Helme, 12 km south of Sangerhausen. It has railway connections to Erfurt and Sangerhausen. The railway connection to Naumburg was cancelled in December 2006. The...
in 1553, then served as diaconus in Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen
Sangerhausen is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz, without being part of it.It is situated southeast of the Harz, approx. 35 km east of Nordhausen, and 50 km west of Halle...
and finally as preacher in Gerbstedt
Gerbstedt
Gerbstedt is a small town in Saxony-Anhalt, district Mansfeld-Südharz. By tradition it was the town of copper miners and tanners , which gave the name for the town.-Location:...
in the county of Mansfeld
Mansfeld
Mansfeld is a town in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Wipper, 10 km northwest of Eisleben....
, where he died in 1569. He wrote