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Verein der Protestantischen Freunde

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Corporate name headingVerein der Protestantischen Freunde
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Variant(s)Protestantische Freunde
Lichtfreunde
See alsoFounder: Uhlich, Leberecht, 1799-1872
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Product of merger: Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands
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Beginning date1841-06-29
Ending date1859
Associated placeSaxony-Anhalt (Germany)
LocatedKöthen (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany)
Field of activityFree churches
Found inUhlich's Ansprache an die Protestantischen Freunde auf der Asse im Lande Braunschweig am 20. August 1845, 1845
"Protestantische Freunde" in Pierer's Universal-Lexikon, viewed December 21, 2018 (also known as Lichtfreunde; rationalist Christian movement; began at June 1841 meeting of clergy organized by Pastor Uhlich and spread to the laity, leading to the Free church movement)
   <http://deacademic.com/dic.nsf/pierer/30659/Protestantische>
German Wikipedia, viewed December 21, 2018 (Lichtfreunde; official name: Verein der Protestantischen Freunde; the term Lichtfreunde was originally used by the group's opponents but became the most common name and was occasionally used by the group itself; rationalist Protestant movement; began on June 29, 1841, at a meeting of clergy organized by Pastor Uhlich in Gnadau; lead to the Free church movement; most popular in the Prussian Province of Saxony, reaching its peak popularity during the March 1848 Revolution; merged with the German Catholics in 1859, forming the Bund freier religiöser Gemeinden)
   <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtfreunde>
DNB authority file, viewed December 21, 2018 (Verein der Protestantischen Freunde; variant names: Lichtfreunde, Protestantische Freunde; 29 June 1841-17 June 1859, when they merged with the German Catholics to form the Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands; headquarters: Köthen (Anhalt); active in Saxony-Anhalt)
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