John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
Summary
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was the principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various Reformed Church movements, including Continental Reformed, Congregationalism, Presbyterianism, Waldensians, Baptist Reformed, Calvinist Methodism, and Reformed Anglican Churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.
Originally created by MichaelTinkler
8/6/2001, 6:30:08 PM
Modified
6/1/2026, 10:48:41 AM
Recent revisions
link to Michael Mullett
fixed info
/* Impact on France */
/* Impact on France */ Add image
/* Reform in Geneva (1541–1549) */
/* Michael Servetus (1553) */ ditto
/* Final years (1555–1564) */ ditto
/* Final years (1555–1564) */ Adjust image size to relieve crowded text
cathedral
/* External links */ url-status=dead
"dedicated" sounds more neutral than "tireless"
Removing [[:Category:Polemicists]] per [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2026 April 18#Category:Polemicists]]
added [[Category:Polemicists]] using [[WP:HC|HotCat]]
Removing from [[Category:16th-century French writers]] Diffusing per [[WP:DIFFUSE]] and/or [[WP:ALLINCLUDED]] using [[c:Help:Cat-a-lot|Cat-a-lot]]
/* Reform in Geneva (1541–1549) */
/* Discipline and opposition (1546–1553) */
/* Michael Servetus (1553) */
/* Securing the Protestant Reformation (1553–1555) */
/* Final years (1555–1564) */
/* Last illness */
