About “Magdeburg Centuries”
The Magdeburg Centuries is an ecclesiastical history divided into thirteen centuries, covering thirteen hundred years and ending in 1298. It was first published between 1559 and 1574 and was compiled by several Lutheran scholars in Magdeburg, known as the Centuriators of Magdeburg. Matthias Flacius was the chief of these scholars. Lutheran theologian Werner Elert claimed that the work's revolutionary critical method made it the foundation of modern church history. It is reported that Baronius wrote his Annales Ecclesiastici to oppose the Magdeburg Centuriators. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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