Pierre Viret

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Pierre Viret was a 16th-century Swiss Reformed theologian and preacher, closely associated with the early Calvinist Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland.

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Pierre Viret canonical 2
Peter Viret 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century theologian
Christian preacher
Protestant reformer
Swiss Reformed theologian
affiliation Protestant Church of Geneva
surface form: Reformed Church of Geneva

Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud
surface form: Reformed Church of Lausanne
birthDate 1511-05-06
birthPlace Canton of Vaud
Old Swiss Confederacy
Orbe
centuryOfActivity 16th century
citizenship Switzerland
closeCollaborator William Farel
surface form: Guillaume Farel

John Calvin
countryOfActivity France
Switzerland
deathDate 1571-05-04
deathPlace Kingdom of Navarre
Orthez
educatedAt Sorbonne University
surface form: University of Paris
era Reformation era
familyName Viret
givenName Pierre
knownFor Reformation preaching in Lausanne
early Calvinist Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland
moderate and irenic approach to theological controversy
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Calvinism
Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
notableStudent Antoine de la Roche Chandieu
notableWork Instruction chrétienne en la doctrine de la loi et de l’Évangile
Le Monde à l’empire
notedFor catechetical writings
moral and social teaching from a Reformed perspective
occupation pastor
preacher
theologian
positionHeld pastor in Geneva
pastor in Lausanne
pastor in Orthez
religion Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Christianity
spouse Elisabeth Turtaz
Philippine de Loys
theologicalTradition Reformed theology
workLocation Romandy
surface form: French-speaking Switzerland

Geneva
Lausanne
Orthez

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William Farel collaboratedWith Pierre Viret
Swiss Reformation hasKeyFigure Pierre Viret
this entity surface form: Peter Viret