William Farel
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William Farel was a French Protestant reformer and fiery preacher who played a key role in establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland and in persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Farel canonical | 6 |
| Guillaume Farel | 5 |
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Target entity: William Farel Context triple: [John Calvin, collaboratedWith, William Farel]
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Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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C.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli was a leading Swiss Protestant Reformer whose theological ideas helped lay the groundwork for later Reformed traditions, including Calvinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Farel Target entity description: William Farel was a French Protestant reformer and fiery preacher who played a key role in establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland and in persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva.
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A.
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza was a 16th-century French Reformed theologian and scholar who succeeded John Calvin as the leading figure of the Reformed Church in Geneva and a key systematizer of Calvinist doctrine.
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B.
John Calvin
John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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C.
William Ames
William Ames was an influential early 17th-century English Puritan theologian and moral philosopher whose writings helped shape Reformed and Puritan thought in England and New England.
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D.
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples was a French humanist and early biblical scholar whose vernacular translations and reform-minded theology helped lay intellectual foundations for the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli was a leading Swiss Protestant Reformer whose theological ideas helped lay the groundwork for later Reformed traditions, including Calvinism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century Protestant
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Christian theologian ⓘ French Protestant reformer ⓘ French-speaking Swiss Reformer ⓘ Reformation leader ⓘ |
| banishedFrom | Geneva ⓘ |
| banishmentYearFromGeneva | 1538 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Gap, Dauphiné, France ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1489 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Johannes Oecolampadius
ⓘ
John Calvin ⓘ Pierre Viret ⓘ |
| confession | Reformed ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Neuchâtel
ⓘ
surface form:
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
|
| deathYear | 1565 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| era |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Reformation era
|
| influenced |
John Calvin
ⓘ
Reformed churches in French-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Huldrych Zwingli
ⓘ
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing the Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland
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evangelizing French-speaking regions ⓘ fiery preaching style ⓘ persuading John Calvin to remain in Geneva ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movement |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| name |
William Farel
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Guillaume Farel
William Farel self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| occupation |
preacher
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reformer ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Roman Catholic Church practices ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Dauphiné
ⓘ
Romandy ⓘ
surface form:
French-speaking Switzerland
|
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| roleInGeneva |
helped introduce Protestantism to Geneva
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urged the city council to adopt Reformation measures ⓘ |
| roleInReformation | pioneer of Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| supportedDoctrine |
justification by faith
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sola scriptura ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
Bern ⓘ Geneva ⓘ Lausanne ⓘ Neuchâtel ⓘ |
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