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Michael Servetus

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1511–1553 Also known as Michael Servetus、Miguel Servet、米格尔·塞尔韦特

Spanish-born theologian, physician, and geographer who denied the traditional doctrine of the Trinity;…

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  1. 1511–1540Villanueva de Sijena · Crown of AragonBorn in Aragon, he studied law and medicine in Zaragoza and elsewhere; forced by his anti-Trinitarian views to live under assumed names in Spain, France, and elsewhere, he worked in publishing and practiced medicine.
  2. 1540–1553Lyon · Kingdom of FranceHe practiced medicine in Lyon and elsewhere, secretly wrote on theology, and carried on a long correspondence with Calvin debating the Trinity and baptism; his medical works included pioneering observations on pulmonary circulation.
  3. 1553Geneva · GenevaIn 1553, while passing through Geneva with the manuscript of Christianismi Restitutio, he was recognized and arrested; tried jointly by the inquisitorial and civil courts, he was burned at the stake on charges of denying the Trinity and infant baptism.

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