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Theodore Beza

Type Figure Region Geneva Time 1519–1605 Also known as Theodore Beza、Théodore de Bèze、泰奥多尔·德·贝兹

A French-born Calvinist theologian and poet, successor to John Calvin and de facto leader of the Geneva Reformed Church from the 1550s.…

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  1. 1519–1548Vergé-de-Bellegarde · Kingdom of FranceBorn into a noble family in southern France, he received legal and humanist education in Paris and was known for Latin poetry; around 1548 he converted to Protestantism and was forced into exile.
  2. 1549–1564Geneva · GenevaArriving in Geneva in 1549, he taught at the academy under Calvin, taking part in church discipline and theological debates, and became one of Calvin's most trusted assistants.
  3. 1551–1564Geneva · GenevaFrom 1551 to 1564 he was deeply involved in European Calvinist networks; in 1559 he helped draft the French Confession to unify the statement of Huguenot faith in France, and supported Calvin's position in controversies such as the Servetus case.
  4. 1564–1605Geneva · GenevaAfter Calvin's death in 1564 he took over leadership of the academy and church, continuing to spread Calvinism in Europe and editing and publishing the Greek New Testament until his own death in 1605.

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