12. ABOUT HIS LIFE
• He was born in Istria in 1110
• He become famous because of his translations
• He translated Kuran,Elements(by Euclid) and
Planisphere(by Ptolomeus)
• He travelled a lot and he met many scientists
on Mediteranean and Middle East
• He wrote about astronomy and philosophy
14. HIS WORK AND BOOKS
• His most famous books were:
• De usu astrolabii (about use of astrolabe)
• De essentiis (about most important)
• In his philosophy he seeks for useful practical use
of discoveries,instead of theoretical use
• He imported new philosophy in Church
• He connected together Platonism and Aristotelism
• In his book ‘De essentiis’ he exposes his natural
philosophy and connets Platonism and
Aristotelism
17. ABOUT HIM
• Borned in 1520 in Labin
• He wanted to join the franciscans
• He was a university professor in Tübingen and
Wittenberg
• He was close friend of Martin Luther
• He had 18 children
• His most famous book was Catalogus testium
veritatis, which he wrote in1556
• He died in 1575 in female monastery in
Frankfurt
19. RELIGION
• He taught at university in Jena
• He adopted new way of thinking about sin
• He taught that humans are dependent on the grace of
God for salvation
• He started a new philosophical discipline-hermeneutics
called after greek god of mail Hermes
• He had the largest library in 16th century
• He gave large contribution to lutheranism
• He remained loyal to Martin Luther and his ideas till
death
20. HIS MAIN WORKS
• Glossa compendiaria in Novum
Testamentum (Comment of New
Testament)
• Clavis Scripturae Sacrae (Key of Holy
Bible)
• Ecclesiastica Historia (History of
Church in first 13 centuries)
21. ABOUT HIS MAIN WORKS
• COMMENT OF NEW TESTAMENT-translated
New Testament from Greek
language to Latin with his comments and
thoughts
• CHURCH IN FIRST 13 CENTURIES-first
protestant book about history of church
• KEY OF HOLY BIBLE-according to Flacius,
Bible is the only authority and he explains that
he will stand against Council of Trent
