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(Ringwald; Ringwalt; 1530 [1532?] — ca. 1599). B. Frankfurt an der Oder, Ger.; teacher; pastor of 2 congs. before becoming pastor Langfeld (or Langenfeld), near Sonnenburg, Neumark, 1566; staunch Luth.; hymnist. Hymns include “O heil'ger Geist, du höchstes Gut”; “Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit”; “Herr Jesu Christ, du höchstes Gut.” Other poems include “Christliche Warnung des trewen Eckarts”; “Die lauter Wahrheit.” See also Religious Drama, 3.