John Calvin
Personal History
- Born on July 10, 1509
- 3 siblings
- He's from France
- Died May 27, 1564 in Switzerland
Intresting Facts
- Excelled in Latin and philosophy
- Prepared to go study theology in Paris but his father decided he should become a lawyer
- Spend half a decade studying law at Orleans
- Intendedly had no interest in becoming a pastor
- He was a step father but had no surviving children except his own son
Why he's famous
- Author of the most famous theological book ever published called "Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion"
- Believed that people were sinful by nature
- He also believed in predestination and theocracy
Impact on reformation
- Started an important protestant reform movement known as Calvinism
- He remains widely credited of the most important figure in the second generation of the protestant reformation