Description: (German Protestant Reformer and Theologian)
Martin Bucer, a German Protestant reformer, had a significant impact on Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anglican doctrines. Originally a Dominican monk, he renounced his vows after encountering Martin Luther. Excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his reform efforts in Wissembourg, he sought refuge in Strasbourg where he collaborated with fellow reformers. Bucer played a crucial role in mediating between Luther and Zwingli regarding Eucharist doctrine and contributed to the development of common articles of faith. His goal was to unify Protestants and Catholics within a German national church. Later exiled to England, he influenced religious texts and is remembered as an early advocate for ecumenism.