Pierre Viret (1511 – 4 May 1571) was a Swiss Reformed theologian.
Saturday 17 December 2011
Early life
Pierre Viret was built-in to a adherent average chic Roman Catholic ancestors in Orbe, a baby boondocks now in Switzerland. He was a abutting acquaintance of John Calvin.
Viret advised as a academic in his hometown academy and again abounding the University of Paris, area he was adapted to the Reformed faith. He alternate to Orbe in 1531 to escape the persecutions in Paris.1
Viret advised as a academic in his hometown academy and again abounding the University of Paris, area he was adapted to the Reformed faith. He alternate to Orbe in 1531 to escape the persecutions in Paris.1
Preaching
William Farel, a Protestant preacher, alleged Viret to the admiral at his acknowledgment to Orbe. On May 6, 1531, Viret preached his aboriginal sermon, actuality alone twenty years old at the time. His admonition was accustomed with amazement and acclaim by his hearers, and abounding were anon adapted to the Reformed Faith, amid them both Viret's parents.2 Subsequently, he preached in Lausanne and Geneva, afore adventure missionary tours in France, admonition to crowds of bags in Paris, Orléans, Avignon, Montauban, and Montpellier. His admonition was candied and winning, and won him the name of "The Smile of the Reformation."
At one time he was captured by Catholic forces. Viret was advised one of the best accepted French-speaking preacher in 16th century. Above all he was the advocate of the burghal of Lausanne, area he adapted the bounded citizenry to the Reformrd faith. In his time, Lausanne additionally became, with Geneva, a training arena for Reformation preachers. Amid those who advised in Lausanne was the columnist of the Belgic Confession, Guy de Brès. While at Lausanne, Viret founded a Reformed Academy, which was affected to backpack to Geneva in 1559. The relocated advisers and acceptance of Viret's Lausanne Academy anon became the foundation of Calvin’s acclaimed Geneva Academy.3
Bas abatement of Pierre Viret.
He died in Orthez in 1571.
At one time he was captured by Catholic forces. Viret was advised one of the best accepted French-speaking preacher in 16th century. Above all he was the advocate of the burghal of Lausanne, area he adapted the bounded citizenry to the Reformrd faith. In his time, Lausanne additionally became, with Geneva, a training arena for Reformation preachers. Amid those who advised in Lausanne was the columnist of the Belgic Confession, Guy de Brès. While at Lausanne, Viret founded a Reformed Academy, which was affected to backpack to Geneva in 1559. The relocated advisers and acceptance of Viret's Lausanne Academy anon became the foundation of Calvin’s acclaimed Geneva Academy.3
Bas abatement of Pierre Viret.
He died in Orthez in 1571.
Hungary
Much of the citizenry of the Commonwealth of Hungary adopted Protestantism during the 16th century. After the 1526 Battle of Mohács the Hungarian bodies were disillusioned by the adeptness of the government to assure them and angry to the acceptance they acquainted would animate them with the backbone all-important to abide the invader.citation needed They begin this in the teaching of the Protestant reformers such as Martin Luther. The advance of Protestantism in the country was aided by its ample indigenous German minority, which could accept and construe the writings of Martin Luther. While Lutheranism acquired a ballast amid the German- and Slovak-speaking populations, Calvinism became broadly accustomed amid indigenous Hungarians.23
In the added absolute northwest the rulers and priests, adequate now by the Habsburg Monarchy, which had taken the acreage to action the Turks, dedicated the old Roman Catholic faith. They abject the Protestants to bastille and the pale wherever they could. Such able measures alone fanned the bonfire of protest, however.citation needed Leaders of the Protestants included Matthias Biro Devai, Michael Sztarai, and Stephen Kis Szegedi.
Protestants acceptable formed a majority of Hungary's citizenry at the abutting of the 16th century, but Counter-Reformation efforts in the 17th aeon reconverted a majority of the commonwealth to Roman Catholicism.24 A cogent Protestant boyhood remained, best of it adhering to the Calvinist faith.
In 1558 the Transylvanian Diet of Turda declared chargeless convenance of both the Catholic and Lutheran religions, but banned Calvinism. Ten years later, in 1568, the Diet continued this freedom, declaring that "It is not accustomed to anybody to alarm anybody with bondage or expelling for his religion". Four religions (Unitarism became official in 1583, afterward the acceptance of the alone Unitarian King John II Sigismund Zápolya 1541-1571) were declared as accustomed (recepta) religions, while Orthodox Christianity was "tolerated" (though the architecture of bean Orthodox churches was forbidden). During the Thirty Years' War, Royal (Habsburg) Hungary abutting the Roman Catholic side, until Transylvania abutting the Protestant side.
There were a alternation of added acknowledged and bootless anti-Habsburg (requiring according rights and abandon for all Christian religions) uprisings amid 1604 and 1711; the uprisings were usually organized from Transylvania. The accountable Habsburg Counter-Reformation efforts in the 17th aeon reconverted the majority of the commonwealth to Roman Catholicism.
In the added absolute northwest the rulers and priests, adequate now by the Habsburg Monarchy, which had taken the acreage to action the Turks, dedicated the old Roman Catholic faith. They abject the Protestants to bastille and the pale wherever they could. Such able measures alone fanned the bonfire of protest, however.citation needed Leaders of the Protestants included Matthias Biro Devai, Michael Sztarai, and Stephen Kis Szegedi.
Protestants acceptable formed a majority of Hungary's citizenry at the abutting of the 16th century, but Counter-Reformation efforts in the 17th aeon reconverted a majority of the commonwealth to Roman Catholicism.24 A cogent Protestant boyhood remained, best of it adhering to the Calvinist faith.
In 1558 the Transylvanian Diet of Turda declared chargeless convenance of both the Catholic and Lutheran religions, but banned Calvinism. Ten years later, in 1568, the Diet continued this freedom, declaring that "It is not accustomed to anybody to alarm anybody with bondage or expelling for his religion". Four religions (Unitarism became official in 1583, afterward the acceptance of the alone Unitarian King John II Sigismund Zápolya 1541-1571) were declared as accustomed (recepta) religions, while Orthodox Christianity was "tolerated" (though the architecture of bean Orthodox churches was forbidden). During the Thirty Years' War, Royal (Habsburg) Hungary abutting the Roman Catholic side, until Transylvania abutting the Protestant side.
There were a alternation of added acknowledged and bootless anti-Habsburg (requiring according rights and abandon for all Christian religions) uprisings amid 1604 and 1711; the uprisings were usually organized from Transylvania. The accountable Habsburg Counter-Reformation efforts in the 17th aeon reconverted the majority of the commonwealth to Roman Catholicism.
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