Luther's Small Catechism

Der Kleine Katechismus

Title page of Luther's Small Catechism (1536, originally published in 1529)
Original title	Der Kleine Catechismus
Language	German
Publication date	1529 (1529)

Luther's Small Catechism (German: Der Kleine Katechismus) is a catechism written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children. Luther's Small Catechism reviews the Ten Commandments, the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, the Office of the Keys and Confession and the Sacrament of the Eucharist. It is included in the Book of Concord as an authoritative statement of what Lutherans believe.

The Small Catechism is widely used today in Lutheran churches as part of youth education and Confirmation. It was mandatory for confirmands in the Church of Sweden until the 1960s.^[1] It has been translated into most European languages.

See also

• Christianity portal
• Luther's Large Catechism

References

1. "Lilla katekesen" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 21 October 2017.

External links

• Works related to Luther's Small Catechism at Wikisource
• Media related to Luther's Small Catechism at Wikimedia Commons
• Luther's Small Catechism (1921 Triglotta version)
• Project Wittenberg version
• Luther's version in German
• The Small Catechism public domain audiobook at LibriVox