Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim

Historian, Auxiliary Bishop of Trier, originator of Febronianism.

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1701

Place of Birth: Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Date of Death: 02-Sep-1790

Profession: historian, Catholic priest, theologian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim

  • Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim (January 27, 1701 – September 2, 1790) was a German historian and theologian.
  • He is remembered as Febronius, the pseudonym under which he wrote his 1763 treatise On the State of the Church and the Legitimate Power of the Roman Pontiff.

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