Genevan Academy

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Reformed Protestant educational institution theological academy university precursor

The Genevan Academy was a 16th-century Reformed Protestant educational institution in Geneva that became a major center for training pastors and spreading Calvinist theology across Europe.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Academy of Geneva 2
Geneva Academy 2
French Protestant College 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Reformed Protestant educational institution ⓘ
theological academy ⓘ
university precursor ⓘ
alternativeName Collège de Genève ⓘ
surface form: Academia Genevensis

University of Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Académie de Genève
country Republic of Geneva ⓘ
educated Reformed pastors from France ⓘ
Reformed pastors from Scotland ⓘ
Reformed pastors from the Netherlands ⓘ
Reformed pastors from various parts of Europe ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
fieldOfStudy biblical studies ⓘ
classical languages ⓘ
humanities ⓘ
philosophy ⓘ
theology ⓘ
foundedBy Grand Council of Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Council of Geneva

John Calvin ⓘ
foundedUnderAuthorityOf Protestant Church of Geneva ⓘ
surface form: Genevan Reformed Church
governedBy Conseil municipal de la Ville de Genève ⓘ
surface form: Genevan city council
hasEducationalModel humanist curriculum combined with Reformed theology ⓘ
hasPart advanced academy (college) for higher studies ⓘ
scholastic (grammar) school ⓘ
hasStudentBodyCharacteristic international student population ⓘ
refugee students from Catholic territories ⓘ
historicalSuccessor University of Geneva ⓘ
inception 1559 ⓘ
influenced Dutch Reformed Church ⓘ
European Calvinist churches ⓘ
Reformed Church of France ⓘ
surface form: French Reformed Church

Scottish Reformation ⓘ
locatedIn Geneva ⓘ
Republic of Geneva ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
notableFor being a major center of Reformed theological education ⓘ
its role in consolidating Calvinist doctrine ⓘ
training ministers for persecuted Protestant communities ⓘ
partOf Reformation ⓘ
surface form: Protestant Reformation
primaryLanguageOfInstruction Latin ⓘ
purpose spreading Calvinist theology across Europe ⓘ
training Protestant theologians ⓘ
training Reformed pastors ⓘ
rector Theodore Beza ⓘ
religiousTradition Calvinism ⓘ
Reformed Protestantism ⓘ
significantPerson John Calvin ⓘ
Theodore Beza ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Calvinist ⓘ
Reformed ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

de Bèze → associatedWith → Genevan Academy ⓘ
subject surface form: Théodore de Bèze
this entity surface form: Geneva Academy
Francis Turretin → educatedAt → Genevan Academy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy of Geneva
Jacobus Arminius → educatedAt → Genevan Academy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Geneva Academy
Pierre Bayle → educatedAt → Genevan Academy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Protestant Academy of Geneva
Francis Turretin → employer → Genevan Academy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Academy of Geneva
this entity surface form: French Protestant College
John Calvin → spokeAt → Genevan Academy ⓘ