Johannes Gigas (22 February 1514 — 12 July 1581) was a

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Protestant

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, hymn writer, educator and Reformer. Gigas was born in Nordhausen,

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and died in Schweidnitz (now Świdnica,

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). The libretto of ''Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost'', BWV 114, a

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, was based on " Ach lieben Christen seid getrost", a hymn text by Gigas.

Literature

* Julius Köstlin: ''Die Baccalaurei und Magistri der Wittenberger philosophischen Facultät 1538–154 und die öffentlichen Disputationen derselben Jahre.'' Halle: Niemeyer, 1890, p. 12

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