Servetus

American  

[ser-vee-tuhs] / sərˈvi təs /

noun

1. Michael, 1511–53, Spanish physician and theologian, accused of heresy and burned at the stake.

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Servetus British  

/ sɜːˈviːtəs /

noun

1. Michael, Spanish name Miguel Serveto. 1511–53, Spanish theologian and physician. He was burnt at the stake by order of Calvin for denying the doctrine of the Trinity and the divinity of Christ

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Other Word Forms

• Servetian
  noun
• Servetianism
  noun

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Servetus

Michael Servetus was a classic 16th century man who could have existed only in that day, when a learned man had to know something about everything.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Historian Bainton concludes: "Servetus could not agree altogether with anybody."

From Time Magazine Archive

Servetus was arrested and clapped in jail, but he escaped and made his way to Geneva in disguise.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thomas Cranmer protested against faith by compulsion, and there was a storm of protest in Protestant churches against Calvin's part in the burning of Servetus.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Calvin stopped replying to his letters, Servetus, based in Vienna, continued to send a stream of increasingly vituperative correspondence.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin