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Zacharias Ursinus (1534 - 1583) was born Zacharius Baer in Breslau. He gave himself the nickname ursus, meaning bear, by which he is best known. He entered Wittenberg University, boarding with Melanchthon, the successor to Martin Luther. He then studied in Strasbourg, Basel, Lausanne and Geneva. He then went to Heidelberg as professor of theology but was expelled when political power changed. While at Heidelberg, Ursinus (28 years old) and Caspar Oleviantus (26 years old) wrote the 129 questions and answers that constitute the Heidelberg Catechism.

Resources in This Category

• Justification by Grace Alone Through Faith Alone

  http://www.truecovenanter.com/gospel/ursinus_justification.html
  From his Commentary on the Heidelberg Catechism, specifically Questions 59 and 60.

• Ursinus and Olevianus

  http://www.prca.org/books/portraits/ursinus.htm
  Biographical articles on both reformers.

• What is The Gospel?

  http://www.ccel.org/ccel/ursinus/gospel.toc.html
  Online book by Ursinus.

• Zacharius Ursinus

  http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc12/Page_111.html
  Biographical article in New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge.

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