kes ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁Frankfurt ▁Rec ess ▁( 1 5 5 8 ) ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁pur ity ▁of ▁Luther an ▁doctrine . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁Eisen ach ▁in ▁ 1 5 6 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Georg ▁there , ▁where ▁his ▁eff ig y ▁shows ▁a ▁well - kn it ▁frame ▁and ▁sharp - cut ▁features . ▁ ▁Ass ess ment ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁man ▁of ▁strong ▁will , ▁of ▁great ▁apt itude ▁for ▁controvers y , ▁and ▁considerable ▁learning , ▁and ▁thus ▁exerc ised ▁a ▁decided ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁Re formation . ▁Many ▁letters ▁and ▁other ▁short ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁his ▁pen ▁are ▁ext ant ▁in ▁manuscript , ▁especially ▁five ▁thick ▁volumes ▁of ▁A ms dorf iana , ▁in ▁the ▁We imar ▁library . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁valuable ▁source ▁for ▁our ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Luther . ▁A ▁small ▁sect , ▁which ▁adopted ▁his ▁opinion ▁on ▁good ▁works , ▁was ▁called ▁after ▁him ; ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁of ▁mere ▁historical ▁interest . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁A ms dorf ians ▁ ▁Kath arina ▁von ▁B ora ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Henry ▁E yst er ▁Jacob s , ▁Luther an ▁Cy c lopedia ▁p .   1 3 , ▁" N ick ol aus ▁von ▁A ms dorf ". ▁Att ribution ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 4 8 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 5 6 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁T org au ▁Category : Pe