Jean Calvin

John Calvin (Jehan Cauvin) French: Jean Calvin (Jehan Cauvin), Dutch: Johannes Calvijn
Also Known As:	"Johannes Calvin"
Birthdate:	July 10, 1509
Birthplace:	Noyon, Oise, Picardy, France
Death:	May 27, 1564 (54) Geneva, Genève, Geneva, Switzerland (Fever)
Place of Burial:	Geneva, Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Immediate Family:	Son of Gerard Cauvin and Jeanne Le Franc Husband of Idelette de Bure Father of Jacques Calvin; mm Calvin and Jacobus Calvin Brother of Charles Cauvin and Antoine Cauvin
Occupation:	Théologien

Managed by:	Carl Gustav Verbraeken
Last Updated:	June 19, 2022

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John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. (Wikipedia April 2014)
Jean Calvin (forme latinisée du nom Jehan Cauvin), né le 10 juillet 1509 à Noyon (Picardie), et mort le 27 mai 1564, à Genève, est un théologien, un important réformateur, et un pasteur emblématique de la Réforme protestante du XVIe siècle, notamment pour son apport à la doctrine dite du calvinisme.

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1509	July 10, 1509	Birth of Jean Calvin Noyon, Oise, Picardy, France
1542	1542	Birth of Jacques Calvin
1544	1544	Birth of mm Calvin
1546	1546	Birth of Jacobus Calvin
1564	May 27, 1564 Age 54	Death of Jean Calvin Geneva, Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
	May 28, 1564 Age 54	Burial of Jean Calvin Cimetière des Rois, Geneva, Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

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