John Calvin
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Bible commentator
Christian theologian
French person
Protestant reformer
Reformed theologian
author
clergy
human
theologian
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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Calvin | 4 |
| Calvin | 1 |
| Calvin and Augustine | 1 |
| Ioannes Calvinus | 1 |
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible commentator
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Christian theologian ⓘ French person ⓘ Protestant reformer ⓘ Reformed theologian ⓘ author ⓘ clergy ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 54 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Calvin
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surface form:
Calvin
John Calvin ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Calvin
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| birthName | Jehan Cauvin ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
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| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| citizenshipGranted | Geneva ⓘ |
| citizenshipGrantedYear | 1559 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Martin Bucer
ⓘ
William Farel ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Michael Servetus ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | early 1530s ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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surface form:
Kingdom of France
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| dateOfBirth | 1509-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1564-05-27 ⓘ |
| developed |
Genevan church ordinances
ⓘ
Reformed church governance ⓘ |
| education |
Sorbonne University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
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| era |
16th century
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Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
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church polity ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch Reformed Church
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ
surface form:
English Puritans
Huguenots ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Puritanism ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Calvinism
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Institutes of the Christian Religion ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ doctrine of predestination ⓘ leadership in the Protestant Reformation in Geneva ⓘ |
| language |
French
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Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| movement | Reformation ⓘ |
| name | John Calvin self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentaries on the Bible
ⓘ
Institutes of the Christian Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible commentator
ⓘ
author ⓘ pastor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Noyon, Picardy, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
|
| positionHeld |
leader of the Reformed Church in Geneva
ⓘ
pastor in Geneva ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Geneva
ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| spokeAt | Genevan Academy ⓘ |
| spouse | Idelette de Bure ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
irresistible grace
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perseverance of the saints ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| wroteIn | Geneva ⓘ |
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Jean Calvin
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Ioannes Calvinus
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Jean Calvin
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Calvin
subject surface form:
Théodore de Bèze
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Jean Calvin
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Huldrych Zwingli