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==Early life and career==

==Early life and career==

Schenk was born around 1508 in [[Waldsee]], in [[Württemberg]]. He enrolled at the University of Wittenberg in 1526, where he studied theology and the humanities and came into contact with leading Protestant reformers, including Luther and [[Philipp Melanchthon]].

Schenk was born around '''1508''' in [[Waldsee]], in [[Württemberg]]. He enrolled at the [[University of Wittenberg]] in '''1526''', where he studied theology and the humanities and came into contact with leading Protestant reformers, including Luther and [[Philipp Melanchthon]].

Schenk subsequently became a prominent evangelical preacher. He served as a court preacher and played a significant role in the introduction of the [[Protestant Reformation]] in [[Freiberg]], Saxony. His preaching attracted supporters, but his independent manner of conducting ecclesiastical affairs also generated disputes with local officials, clergy, and other Protestant theologians.<ref name="ADB" />

Schenk subsequently became a prominent evangelical preacher. He served as a court preacher and played a significant role in the introduction of the [[Protestant Reformation]] in [[Freiberg]], Saxony. His preaching attracted supporters, but his independent manner of conducting ecclesiastical affairs also generated disputes with local officials, clergy, and other Protestant theologians.<ref name="ADB" />