Paul Gerhardt

Paul Gerhardt

male, deceased (1676)
Paul Gerhardt, was a German hymn writer. He is commemorated as a hymnwriter in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church on October 26 with...
Martin Luther

Martin Luther

male, deceased (1546)
Martin Luther was a German monk, theologian, and church reformer. Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by emphasizing the Bible...
Johan Ludvig Runeberg

Johan Ludvig Runeberg

male, deceased (1877)
Johan Ludvig Runeberg written between 1848 and 1860. It is considered the greatest Finnish epic poem outside the native Kalevala tradition and...
Philipp Nicolai

Philipp Nicolai

male, deceased (1608)
Philipp Nicolai was a German Lutheran pastor, poet, and composer, author of two famous hymns: "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" and "Wie schön l...
Johann Heermann

Johann Heermann

male, deceased (1647)
Johann Heermann (11 October, 1585 - 17 February, 1647), German poet and hymn-writer. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran...
Petter Dass

Petter Dass

male, deceased (1707)
Petter Dass was the foremost Norwegian poet and hymn writer of his generation. He was born at Northern Herøy, Nordland, Norway. His father was P...
Martin Opitz

Martin Opitz

male, deceased (1639)
Martin Opitz von Boberfeld was a German poet, regarded as the greatest of that nation during his lifetime. Opitz was born in Bunzlau (Bolesławiec) i...
Johann von Rist

Johann von Rist

male, deceased (1667)
Johann von Rist (1607-1667), German poet, was born at Ottensen in Holstein (today Hamburg) on 8 March 1607; the son of the Lutheran pastor of that...
C. F. W. Walther

C. F. W. Walther

male, deceased (1887)
Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther was the first President of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and its most influential theologian. He is...
Thomas Hansen Kingo

Thomas Hansen Kingo

male, deceased (1703)
Thomas Hansen Kingo (December 15, 1634 - October 14, 1703 Odense) was a Danish bishop, poet and hymn-writer born at Slangerup, near Copenhagen. His...