Academy of Saumur

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The Academy of Saumur was a prominent Protestant (Huguenot) academy in 17th-century France, known for its influential role in Reformed theology and education.

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Academy of Saumur canonical 1
Saumur Academy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Huguenot academy
Protestant academy
Reformed theological academy
academicDiscipline Biblical studies
Classical languages
Philosophy
Theology
activePeriod 17th century
associatedTheology Calvinism
surface form: Amyraldism

Hypothetical universalism
closureReason Suppression of Protestant institutions in France
confessionalAlignment Reformed Church of France
surface form: French Reformed Church
country Kingdom of France
denomination Huguenots
surface form: Huguenot
dissolution 1685
dissolutionContext revocation of the Edict of Nantes
surface form: Revocation of the Edict of Nantes
dissolvedBy Louis XIV of France
surface form: Louis XIV
foundedBy Philippe Duplessis-Mornay
founderReligion Huguenot
founderRole Governor of Saumur
governedBy Huguenot consistory of Saumur
historicalContext Post–French Wars of Religion
Pre-revocation Huguenot education network
inception 1593
influenced Reformed Church of France
surface form: French Reformed churches

Reformed theology in Europe
knownFor Debates on grace and predestination
Influence on Reformed theology
Training Huguenot pastors
languageOfInstruction French
Latin
locatedIn Anjou
Loire Valley
Saumur
locatedInPresentDay France
notableProfessor Josué de la Place
Louis Cappel
Moïse Amyraut
religiousTradition Calvinism
Reformed Christianity
status Defunct
studentBody Huguenot clergy candidates
Reformed lay elites
theologicalOrientation Moderate Calvinist
Reformed
typeOfInstitution Higher education institution
Theological seminary

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Abraham de Moivre educatedAt Academy of Saumur
Francis Turretin educatedAt Academy of Saumur
this entity surface form: Saumur Academy