de Bèze

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De Bèze is the French family name of Théodore de Bèze (Theodore Beza), a prominent 16th-century Protestant Reformer and successor to John Calvin in Geneva.

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instanceOf Bible translator
Protestant reformer
human
poet
theologian
alternateName Theodore Beza
Théodore de Bèze
associatedWith Geneva Academy
John Calvin
Reformed Church of Geneva
birthCountry France
birthDate 1519-06-24
birthPlace Vézelay
citizenship France
Republic of Geneva
deathCountry Republic of Geneva
deathDate 1605-10-13
deathPlace Geneva
educatedAt University of Orléans NERFINISHED
era 16th century
Reformation era
familyName de Bèze
fieldOfWork biblical studies
classical literature
theology
givenName Théodore
influenced Huguenot leaders
Reformed theology
influencedBy John Calvin
Martin Luther
knownFor Greek New Testament editions
Latin poetry
defense of predestination
language French
Latin
movement Reformation
notableFor defending Calvinist doctrine in theological controversies
leading the Reformed Church in Geneva after John Calvin
occupation church leader
theologian
university professor
participatedIn French Wars of Religion (as a religious and political actor)
positionHeld leader of the Reformed Church in Geneva
rector of the Academy of Geneva
religion Calvinism
Protestantism
supported Huguenot cause in France
wrote Latin poems
theological treatises defending Calvinism

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Theodore Beza
Théodore de Bèze
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