Philip Jacob Spener

Philip Jacob Spener (1636-1705) was a German Protestant theologian, founder of the Pietists, born in Alsace, studied in Strasburg. In 1670 held a series of meetings which he called "Collegia Pietatis," whence the name of his sect. He established himself in Dresden and in Berlin, but Halle was the centre of the movement. He was an earnest and universally esteemed man.

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