Guido de Brès

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Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 16th-century Calvinist
Christian theologian
Dutch Reformed minister
Protestant martyr
Reformed theologian
authorOf Belgic Confession
birthPlace Hainaut
Low Countries
Mons
birthYear 1522
causeOfDeath execution
century 16th century
confessionAuthored Belgic Confession
confessionYear 1561
countryOfCitizenship Habsburg Netherlands
deathPlace Habsburg Netherlands
Valenciennes
deathYear 1567
denomination Reformed
educatedAt Geneva
era Reformation
ethnicGroup Walloon language
surface form: Walloon
hasOccupation author
pastor
theologian
influenced Reformed churches
surface form: Continental Reformed churches

Dutch Reformed Church
influencedBy John Calvin
Theodore Beza
knownFor defending Reformed faith before Spanish persecution
shaping early Calvinist doctrine in the Low Countries
languageOfWorkOrName French
mannerOfDeath hanging
memorializedBy Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed churches in the Low Countries
movement Calvinism
Reformed tradition
notableWork Belgic Confession
opposedBy Spanish authorities
participantIn Dutch Reformation
surface form: Reformation in the Low Countries
regionOfActivity Low Countries
Southern Netherlands
religion Protestantism
Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Christianity
theologicalTradition Calvinist theology
veneratedIn Reformed tradition
victimOf Spanish persecution of Protestants

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Belgic Confession author Guido de Brès
Belgic Confession primaryAuthor Guido de Brès