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Jul 6, 2024 · John Calvin (born July 10, 1509, Noyon, Picardy, France—died May 27, 1564, Geneva, Switzerland) was a theologian and ecclesiastical statesman. He was the leading French Protestant reformer and the most important figure in the second generation of the Protestant Reformation.
John Calvin (/ ˈ k æ l v ɪ n /; Middle French: Jehan Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
Apr 2, 2014 · John Calvin, Martin Luther's successor as the preeminent Protestant theologian, made a powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism.
John Calvin. The man behind the name. Born July 10, 1509 in Noyon, France, Jean Calvin was raised in a staunch Roman Catholic family. The local bishop employed Calvin’s father as an administrator in the town’s cathedral. The father, in turn, wanted John to become a priest.
Mar 16, 2022 · John Calvin (l. 1509-1564) was a French Reformer, pastor, and theologian considered among the greatest of the Protestant Reformation along with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) and Huldrych Zwingli (l. 1484-1531).
May 2, 2019 · Learn about the biography of John Calvin, a major figure in Reformed Christianity, who established doctrines that are practiced by millions today.
John Calvin Biography. John Calvin was a French theologian and pastor who was an instrumental figure in the Protestant Reformation. After his death, Calvinism became an influential religious doctrine which believed in thrift, hard work, a puritanical morality and the religious dogmas of predestination and eternal damnation for those who did not ...
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