Ludwig Lavater

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Ludwig Lavater also known as Lewes Lauaterus of Tigurine, was a Swiss Reformed theologian working in the circle of his father-in-law, Heinrich Bullinger. He was the chief pastor of the Calvinist Church of Zürich. He served as Archdeacon at the Grossmünster in Zurich and briefly Antistes of the Zurich church as the successor of Rudolf Gwalther.
Lavater was a prolific author, composing homilies, commentaries, a survey of the liturgical practices of the Zurich church, a history of the Lord's Supper controversy, as well as biographies of Bullinger and Konrad Pellikan. His work on ghosts was one of the most frequently printed demonological works of the early modern period, going into at least nineteen early modern editions in German, Latin, French, English and Italian.

Life

Lavater was born to Hans Rudolf Lavater and Anna Rouchli.
Lavater married Margareta Bullinger on May 8th, 1550. They had 3 sons and 6 daughters together.

De ritibus et institutis ecclesiae Tigurinae. 1559.