Michael Servetus
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Michael Servetus was a 16th-century Spanish theologian, physician, and humanist whose anti-Trinitarian views led to his condemnation for heresy and execution in Calvinist Geneva.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Servetus canonical | 9 |
| Miguel Serveto | 3 |
| Michel Servet | 1 |
| Miguel Servet | 1 |
| Miguel Serveto y Conesa | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Michael Servetus Context triple: [John Calvin, conflictWith, Michael Servetus]
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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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Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli was a leading Swiss Protestant Reformer whose theological ideas helped lay the groundwork for later Reformed traditions, including Calvinism.
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William Farel
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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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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Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer was a leading 16th-century Protestant Reformer from Strasbourg known for his efforts to mediate between different branches of the Reformation and influence figures like John Calvin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Michael Servetus Target entity description: Michael Servetus was a 16th-century Spanish theologian, physician, and humanist whose anti-Trinitarian views led to his condemnation for heresy and execution in Calvinist 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.
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych Zwingli was a leading Swiss Protestant Reformer whose theological ideas helped lay the groundwork for later Reformed traditions, including Calvinism.
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C.
William Farel
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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D.
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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Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer was a leading 16th-century Protestant Reformer from Strasbourg known for his efforts to mediate between different branches of the Reformation and influence figures like John Calvin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant Reformation figure
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Spanish person ⓘ human ⓘ humanist ⓘ physician ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Michael Servetus
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surface form:
Michel Servet
Michel de Villeneuve ⓘ Michael Servetus ⓘ
surface form:
Miguel Servet
Michael Servetus ⓘ
surface form:
Miguel Serveto y Conesa
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| birthDate | 1511 ⓘ |
| birthName |
Michael Servetus
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Miguel Serveto
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| birthPlace |
Aragon
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Crown of Aragon ⓘ Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Spain
Villanueva de Sigena ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Crown of Aragon
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Spain ⓘ |
| convictedBy | Calvinist authorities in Geneva ⓘ |
| convictedOf | heresy ⓘ |
| deathCause | execution by burning at the stake ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1553-10-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Geneva
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Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Panthéon-Sorbonne University
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surface form:
University of Paris
University of Toulouse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Renaissance humanism
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biblical scholarship ⓘ medicine ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Unitarianism
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anti-Trinitarian movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
denial of the Trinity
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execution for heresy in Geneva ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Latin
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Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| movement | Radical Reformation ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
anti-Trinitarianism
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critique of Nicene Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ early description of pulmonary circulation of the blood ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christianismi Restitutio
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De Trinitatis Erroribus ⓘ De Trinitatis Erroribus ⓘ
surface form:
Dialogorum de Trinitate
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| occupation |
humanist
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physician ⓘ theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| opposedBy | John Calvin ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Geneva
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surface form:
Geneva (site unknown)
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| religiousBelief | Christianity ⓘ |
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Subject: Michael Servetus Description of subject: Michael Servetus was a 16th-century Spanish theologian, physician, and humanist whose anti-Trinitarian views led to his condemnation for heresy and execution in Calvinist Geneva.
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