Krzysztof Ostorodt
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Krzysztof Ostorodt (Goslar
c1560- Danzig 1611) was a Polish Unitarian teacher and missionary to the Netherlands
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In 1598 he was sent on a missionary trip to Leiden with Andrzej Wojdowski
. Among those they converted was the German herbalist Ernst Soner
.
Valentinus Smalcius
was his pupil and friend in later life, and wrote his obituary.
Goslar
Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.-Geography:Goslar is situated at the...
c1560- Danzig 1611) was a Polish Unitarian teacher and missionary to the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
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In 1598 he was sent on a missionary trip to Leiden with Andrzej Wojdowski
Andrzej Wojdowski
Andrzej Wojdowski was a Polish Unitarian scholar.In 1598 he and Krzysztof Ostorodt were sent as Socinian missionaries to the Netherlands, where in Leiden they stirred up a great controversy by their success in converting the University's students to Unitarianism. Among their converts was Ernst...
. Among those they converted was the German herbalist Ernst Soner
Ernst Soner
Ernst Soner was a German doctor and herbalist.-Life:Son of a businessman, he studied medicine at Altdorf University from 1589 to 1592 with Nicolaus Taurellus and Philipp Scherbe ....
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Valentinus Smalcius
Valentinus Smalcius
Valentinus Smalcius was a German Socinian theologian. He is known for his German translation of the Racovian Catechism, and Racovian New Testament translated from Greek into Polish...
was his pupil and friend in later life, and wrote his obituary.