Articles related to "Jean Calvin"



History of Swiss Watchmaking and Geneva Seal
Thanks to Jean Calvin, the painstaking craft of Swiss watchmaking was born, bearing collector aficion, a Geneva Seal and watch industry chauvinism in its glamorous wake.
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John Calvin and John Knox
John Calvin and John Knox were leading figures in the Protestant Reformation. They helped spread protestantism throughout Western Europe.
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Protestant Refomation Leaders
During the 1600s religion underwent a huge change in Western Europe. From Scotland and England to France, Switzerland and Germany, new branches of Christianity had formed
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Religion in European History
The Protestant Reformation was established in Europe by Martin Luther. The Counter Reformation followed by Wars of Religion in France.
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John Calvin Comes to Geneva
Even though the Protestant Reformation arrived in what is now Switzerland in the 1520s with reformer Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin usually gets all the credit.
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Marguerite d'la Bergerac
A family folktale presenting my persona.
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Michael Servetus and an Uneasy Peace
The Spanish thinker was burnt alive in Calvin's Geneva in 1553. As Calvin's 500th birthday festivities wind down, some believe Servet got yet another raw deal.
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