About Conrad Porta
Lived 1541 – 1585 (aged 43–44). Conrad Porta was a theologian, lutheran theologian, playwright, writer and parson.
Conrad Porta (1541–1585) was a Lutheran pastor of Mansfeld, and author of theologian tracts of the first generation following Martin Luther.
His most notable work is the Jungfrawen-Spiegel ("Mirror of Virgins", so called after the medieval Speculum Virginum) of 1580 which he wrote on the request of the widowed Margareta von Mansfeld-Hinterort, duchess of Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1534–1596).
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Who was Conrad Porta?
German theologian and pastor
When was Conrad Porta born?
Conrad Porta was born in 1541 in Osterwieck.
When did Conrad Porta die?
Conrad Porta died in 1585 in Eisleben.
What was Conrad Porta's occupation?
Conrad Porta was a theologian, lutheran theologian, playwright, writer and parson.
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