W. Capito (1478-1541)
 Professor
and Preacher at Basel. Capito had three Doctorates in Law,
Medicine and Theology. In 1512, he was invited to become the
Cure of Cathedral at Basel. Rome's errors were revealed to
him while preaching through Romans, resulting in his quitting
the Mass in 1517. His preaching on Matthew had an impact on
Basel, that was continued by Hedio when Capito was invited
by the Archbishop to become his chaplain at Mainz. In 1523,
Capito went to Strasburg, where Matthew Zell convinced him
to join in reformation efforts. He had a promintent role in
the Synod of Berne in 1532. His first wife Agnus had died
in 1531. At Basel he met and then married Oecolampadius'widow,
Wilibrandis Rosenblatt and together they had five children
before his death in Strasburg of the Plague in 1541.
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