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Calvin, John

  1. A sixteenth-century French Protestant theologian and religious reformer ( see Reformation ); the founder of Calvinism . He directed the formation of a religiously based government in Geneva , Switzerland.


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Michael Servetus, whom John Calvin burned at the stake, was perhaps the first to note this phenomenon.

John Calvin came in 1536, and Protestants from other countries fled to Geneva as an asylum from persecution.

Geneva, under John Calvin, called Europe to religious liberty in 1536, and the people heard the call.

This call he obeyed, albeit unwillingly, at the commandment of that notable servant of God, John Calvin.

It is hard to conceive of a more terrible character than John Calvin.

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