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Jacob Probst (or Jacobus Praepositus) was the first Augustinian monk to be formally prosecuted under the terms of the [Edict of Worms]. Probst escaped prison and, via Wittenberg, landed in Bremen. In Bremen he served for 38 years as the pastor of the Church of Our Lady. He led Bremen's church reform, serving for many years as superintendent of the clergy, introducing a revised Mass (1525), and drafting an evangelical church order (1534).

Probst at Antwerp, 1519-1523

Around the beginning of 1519, Probst came to Antwerp to serve as the prior of the local chapter of of the Saxon Congregation of Eremite/Observant Augustinians. At Antwerp, Probst actively propagated the teachings of Martin Luther.

In December, 1522, Probst was imprisoned in Brussels and interviewed by ...