Franciscus Gomarus
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Franciscus Gomarus was a Dutch Calvinist theologian and staunch defender of strict predestinarian doctrine who became a leading opponent of Jacobus Arminius in the early 17th-century theological disputes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franciscus Gomarus canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Calvinist theologian
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Dutch person ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1563-01-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bruges
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County of Flanders ⓘ |
| citizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
German states ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1641-01-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Groningen ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Heidelberg
NERFINISHED
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University of Leiden ⓘ University of Neustadt an der Haardt NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Strasbourg ⓘ |
| employer |
University of Groningen
ⓘ
University of Leiden ⓘ University of Saumur ⓘ |
| familyName | Gomarus ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Reformed theology
ⓘ
dogmatics ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| givenName | Franciscus ⓘ |
| influenced | Dutch Reformed Church doctrine ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
John Calvin
ⓘ
Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defense of strict predestinarian doctrine
ⓘ
leadership among the Contra-Remonstrants ⓘ opposition to Jacobus Arminius ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Dutch Reformed Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Church in the Netherlands
|
| movement | Reformed scholasticism ⓘ |
| name | Franciscus Gomarus self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
ⓘ
Theological disputations against Arminianism ⓘ |
| occupation |
minister
ⓘ
professor ⓘ |
| opponent |
Arminianism
ⓘ
Jacobus Arminius ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of theology at the University of Groningen
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professor of theology at the University of Leiden ⓘ professor of theology at the University of Saumur ⓘ |
| religion |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Reformed churches ⓘ
surface form:
Reformed Christianity
|
| role | leading Contra-Remonstrant at the Synod of Dort ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
double predestination
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supralapsarianism ⓘ |
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