Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for John Calvin across 3 places, from 1509 to 1556.
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John Calvin (10 July 1509 to 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Calvin was documented, and when
10 July 1509exact date
Noyonattested“John Calvin was born as Jehan Cauvin on 10 July 1509, in Noyon, a town in Picardy, a province of the Kingdom of France.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
10 July 1509exact date
Picardy (region)attested“John Calvin was born as Jehan Cauvin on 10 July 1509, in Noyon, a town in Picardy, a province of the Kingdom of France.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1556year
Frankfurtattested“In 1556 Justus Velsius, a Dutch dissident, held a public disputation with Calvin during his visit to Frankfurt, in which Velsius defended free will against Calvin's doctrine of predestination.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
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1525 to 1526period
University of Orléansmentioned“In 1525 or 1526, Gérard withdrew his son from the Collège de Montaigu and enrolled him in the University of Orléans to study law.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1525 to 1526period
Collège de Montaigumentioned“In 1525 or 1526, Gérard withdrew his son from the Collège de Montaigu and enrolled him in the University of Orléans to study law.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1525 to 1526period
Collmentioned“In 1525 or 1526, Gérard withdrew his son from the Collège de Montaigu and enrolled him in the University of Orléans to study law.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
July 1530month
Baselmentioned“Servetus was a fugitive on the run after he published The Restoration of Christianity (1553), Calvin scholar Bruce Gordon commented "Among its offenses were a denial of original sin and a bizarre and hardly comprehensible view of the Tri…”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
October 1533month
Parismentioned“After uneventful trips to Orléans and his hometown of Noyon, Calvin returned to Paris in October 1533.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
January 1535month
Baselmentioned“In January 1535, Calvin joined Cop in Basel, a city under the enduring influence of the late reformer Johannes Oecolampadius.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1536year
Genevamentioned“During late 1536, Farel drafted a confession of faith, and Calvin wrote separate articles on reorganising the church in Geneva.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1536year
Lausannementioned“Pierre Caroli, a Protestant minister in Lausanne, accused Calvin, as well as Viret and Farel, of Arianism in 1536.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
16 January 1537exact date
Genevamentioned“On 16 January 1537, Farel and Calvin presented their Articles concernant l'organisation de l'église et du culte à Genève (Articles on the Organisation of the Church and its Worship at Geneva) to the city council.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
September 1538month
Strasbourgmentioned“By September 1538 Calvin had taken up his new position in Strasbourg, fully expecting that this time it would be permanent; a few months later, he applied for and was granted citizenship of the city.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1541year
Genevamentioned“By mid-1541, Strasbourg decided to lend Calvin to Geneva for six months.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1542year
Strasbourgmentioned“In 1542, Calvin adapted a service book used in Strasbourg, publishing La Forme des Prières et Chants Ecclésiastiques (The Form of Prayers and Church Hymns).”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
1542year
Genevamentioned“At the end of 1542, Marot became a refugee in Geneva and contributed nineteen more psalms.”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
13 February 1546exact date
Genevamentioned“When Servetus mentioned that he would come to Geneva, "Espeville" (Calvin) wrote a letter to Farel on 13 February 1546, noting that if Servetus were to come, he would not assure him safe conduct: "for if he came, as far as my authority g…”source: Wikipedia: John Calvin
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