Johannes von Goch

Johannes von Goch (properly Johann Pupper) (c.1400 – 1475) was a German Augustinian monk, thought by some to be a precursor of the Reformation.

Biography

He was born at Goch in the Rhineland, probably studied at Paris, and was the founder of an order of canonesses at Tabor, near Mechelen in Brabant, in 1451, of which he subsequently became prior.

Theology

He may in some respects be considered a precursor of the Reformation, and in his writings, De Libertate Christiana, De Quatuor Erroribus circa Legem Evangelicam, and Epistola Apologetica (1521), he attacks the influence of Pelagianism in the Church, and advocates a return to the text of the Bible as the only true source of religious truth. He was considered a man of profound piety.

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    • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1906). "Goch, Johannes von" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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