Caspar Olevianus

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German Calvinist Protestant pastor Reformed theologian human

Caspar Olevianus was a 16th-century German Reformed theologian and pastor known as a key figure in early Calvinism and contributor to foundational Protestant confessional documents.

Aliases (1)

Jakob Andreae ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German Calvinist → Protestant pastor → Reformed theologian → human →
canonizedBy	none →
confession	Reformed confessionalism →
countryOfCitizenship	Holy Roman Empire →
dateOfBirth	1536-08-10 →
dateOfDeath	1587-03-15 →
educatedAt	University of Geneva → University of Orléans → University of Paris NERFINISHED →
ethnicGroup	German →
familyName	Olevianus →
fieldOfWork	Reformed confessions → covenant theology → systematic theology →
givenName	Caspar →
hasOccupation	Reformed pastor →
influencedBy	John Calvin → Theodore Beza →
languageOfWorkOrName	German → Latin →
movement	Calvinism → Reformed Protestantism →
notableFor	co-authoring the Heidelberg Catechism → covenant theology writings → early leadership in German Calvinism →
notableWork	De substantia foederis gratuiti inter Deum et electos → Heidelberg Catechism →
occupation	pastor → theologian → university teacher →
participantIn	Protestant Reformation →
placeOfBirth	Trier →
placeOfDeath	Herborn →
positionHeld	court preacher in Heidelberg → professor at the Herborn Academy → professor at the University of Heidelberg →
religion	Protestantism → Reformed Christianity →
sexOrGender	male →
studentOf	John Calvin → Theodore Beza →
workLocation	Heidelberg NERFINISHED → Herborn → Trier →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Heidelberg Catechism →	coAuthor
Book of Concord ("Jakob Andreae") →	compiler