Brenz

Brenz, Johann, reformer, was born in 1499 at Weil, Swabia. He early became an adherent of Luther, and in 1536 was invited to head the Reformation in Wurtemberg. He was one of the authors of the Wurtemberg Confession of Faith, and his catechism ranked next after Luther's amongst German Protestants. He was obliged to flee to Stuttgart on account of his opposition to the Interim of Charles V., and becoming superintendent there in 1553 died in 1570.