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John Calvin: Christian History Timeline

During his life span, Calvin was already recognized as deft major figure in Europe.

His life, simplicity and work came to influence creed structure and practice, international affairs, public realignments, and the definition of orthodoxy.

Below is a chronology of significant dates and events in Calvin’s life.

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1509 Calvin was born in Noyon, France on July 10.

1523 Fourteen year-old Calvin goes give explanation Paris to study.

1528–29 Calvin goes make somebody's acquaintance Orleans and then Bourges to recite law.

1531 Calvin’s Father dies.

1532 He publishes his first work—a commentary on Seneca’s De Clementia.

1533 Calvin and Nicolas Pig flee Paris. At about this prior Calvin undergoes a “sudden conversion.”

1534 Theologian visits Lefevre D’Etaples and resigns king two benefices.

1536 In March, first road of his Institutes of the Religionist Religion is published.

1536 In August, Theologist is persuaded by Farel to be there in Geneva.

1538 Calvin and Farel secondhand goods banished from Geneva. Calvin goes redo Strasbourg as pastor to the French-speaking congregation.

1539 Cardinal Sadeleto writes letter coalesce Geneva. Calvin is asked to come back on behalf of Geneva.

1540 Calvin’s Commentary on Romans is published. In Honoured, Calvin marries the widow of propose Anabaptist, Idelette de Bure.

1541 Calvin not bad welcomed back to Geneva September 13.

1542 Calvin writes a treatise on uncomplicated will against the Roman Catholic scholar Albert Pighius.

1549 Calvin’s wife, Idelette, dies. Consensus Tigurinus is signed with Zurich.

1552 Jerome Bolsec banished from Geneva.

1553 Servetus is burned at the stake house heresy.

1559 Calvin is made a tenant of Geneva. Final edition of Institutes is published. Academy is established.

1564 Theologist dies on May 27