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John Calvin - (1509-1564),
French reformer and theologian
Born July 10, 1509 in
Noyon, France,
Jean Calvin was raised in a staunch
Roman Catholic family. The local bishop employed
Calvin's father as an administrator in the town's cathedral.
The father, in turn, wanted
John to become a priest. Because of close ties with the bishop and his noble family, John's playmates and classmates in
Noyon (and later in
Paris) were aristocratic and culturally influential in his early life.
At the age of 14
Calvin went to Paris to study at the
College de
Marche in preparation for university study. His studies consisted of seven subjects: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music.
Toward the end of 1523 Calvin transferred to the more famous College
Montaigu. While in Paris he changed his name to its
Latin form, Ioannis Calvinus, which in French became Jean Calvin. During this time, Calvin's education was paid for in part by income from a couple of small parishes. So although the new theological teachings
of individuals like
Luther and
Jacques Lefevre d'Etaples were spreading throughout Paris, Calvin was closely tied to the
Roman Church. However, by 1527 Calvin had developed friendships with individuals who were reform-minded. These contacts set the stage for Calvin's eventual switch to the
Reformed faith. Also, at this time Calvin's father advised him to study law rather than theology.
By 1528 Calvin moved to
Orleans to study civil law.
The following years found Calvin studying in various places and under various scholars, as he received a humanist education. By 1532 Calvin finished his law studies and also published his first book, a commentary on
De Clementia by the
Roman philosopher,
Seneca. The following year Calvin fled Paris because of contacts with individuals who through lectures and writings opposed the
Roman Catholic Church. It is thought that in 1533 Calvin experienced the sudden and unexpected conversion that he writes about in his foreword to his commentary on the
Psalms.
For the next three years, Calvin lived in various places outside of
France under various names. He studied on his own, preached, and began work on his first edition of the
Institutes of the Christian Religion, an instant best seller. By 1536 Calvin had disengaged himself from the Roman Catholic Church and made plans to permanently leave France and go to
Strasbourg. However, war had broken out between
Francis I and
Charles V, so Calvin decided to make a one-night detour to
Geneva.
But Calvin's fame in Geneva preceded him.
Farel, a local reformer, invited him to stay in Geneva and threatened him with God's anger if he did not. Thus began a long, difficult, yet ultimately fruitful relationship with that city. He began as a lecturer and preacher, but by 1538 was asked to leave because of theological conflicts. He went to Strasbourg until 1541. His stay there as a pastor to French refugees was so peaceful and happy that when in 1541 the
Council of Geneva requested that he return to Geneva, he was emotionally torn. He wanted to stay in Strasbourg but felt a responsibility to return to Geneva. He did so and remained in Geneva until his death May 27, 1564. Those years were filled with lecturing, preaching, and the writing of commentaries, treatises, and various editions of the Institutes of the Christian Religion.
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