John Calvin
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John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Calvin canonical | 172 |
| Jean Calvin | 6 |
| Calvin | 1 |
| Calvin and Augustine | 1 |
| Ioannes Calvinus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Calvin Context triple: [Calvinism, namedAfter, John Calvin]
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Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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E.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Calvin Target entity description: John Calvin was a 16th-century French theologian and key leader of the Protestant Reformation whose teachings laid the foundations of the Reformed tradition in Christianity.
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A.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a leading figure of the English Reformation, best known for shaping the doctrine and liturgy of the Church of England.
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B.
Jonathan Edwards
Jonathan Edwards was an 18th-century American theologian and preacher, a central figure of the First Great Awakening and one of the most influential thinkers in the Reformed Protestant tradition.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Baruch Spinoza
Baruch Spinoza was a 17th-century rationalist philosopher whose works on metaphysics, ethics, and religion profoundly influenced Enlightenment thought and modern philosophy.
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E.
Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather was a prominent late 17th-century New England Puritan minister and prolific writer whose religious zeal and influence made him a central and controversial figure in early American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible commentator
ⓘ
Christian theologian ⓘ French person ⓘ Protestant reformer ⓘ Reformed theologian ⓘ author ⓘ clergy ⓘ human ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 54 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Calvin
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvin
John Calvin ⓘ
surface form:
Jean Calvin
|
| birthName | Jehan Cauvin ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva, Switzerland
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| citizenshipGranted | Geneva ⓘ |
| citizenshipGrantedYear | 1559 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Martin Bucer
ⓘ
William Farel ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Michael Servetus ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | early 1530s ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of France
|
| dateOfBirth | 1509-07-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1564-05-27 ⓘ |
| developed |
Genevan church ordinances
ⓘ
Reformed church governance ⓘ |
| education |
Sorbonne University
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Paris
|
| era |
16th century
ⓘ
Reformation ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
| fieldOfWork |
biblical exegesis
ⓘ
church polity ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch Reformed Church
ⓘ
Puritanism ⓘ
surface form:
English Puritans
Huguenots ⓘ Presbyterian ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Puritanism ⓘ Reformed churches ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Augustine of Hippo
ⓘ
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ Martin Luther ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Calvinism
ⓘ
Institutes of the Christian Religion ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ doctrine of predestination ⓘ leadership in the Protestant Reformation in Geneva ⓘ |
| language |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mentorOf | Theodore Beza ⓘ |
| movement | Reformation ⓘ |
| name | John Calvin self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentaries on the Bible
ⓘ
Institutes of the Christian Religion ⓘ |
| occupation |
Bible commentator
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author ⓘ pastor ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Noyon, Picardy, Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Geneva
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva, Republic of Geneva
|
| positionHeld |
leader of the Reformed Church in Geneva
ⓘ
pastor in Geneva ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Geneva
ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| spokeAt | Genevan Academy ⓘ |
| spouse | Idelette de Bure ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
irresistible grace
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perseverance of the saints ⓘ sovereignty of God ⓘ total depravity ⓘ unconditional election ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Reformed tradition ⓘ |
| wroteIn | Geneva ⓘ |
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