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[[File:John Calvin by Holbein.png|thumb|John Calvin]]

[[File:John Calvin by Holbein.png|thumb|John Calvin]]

'''John Calvin''' (Old French ''Jean Cauvin'')(July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564 AD) was a [[French]] Protestant theologian and lawyer who was a leading figure during the [[Protestant Reformation]]. He helped develop the system of [[Christian]] theology as found in Reformed and Presbyterian Churches. Many aspects of his thought are referred to as [[Calvinism]].

'''John Calvin''' (Old French ''Jean Cauvin'') (b. in France, July 10, 1509 – d. in Switzerland, May 27, 1564 A.D.) was a [[French]] Protestant theologian and lawyer who, from [[Switzerland]] to where he moved, was a leading figure during the [[Protestant Reformation]]. He helped develop the system of [[Christian]] theology as found in Reformed and Presbyterian Churches. Many aspects of his thought are referred to as [[Calvinism]].

 

Calvin's ideas had an enormous influence over the development of [[Western]] thought, and his analysis of [[Scriptures]] remains among the finest of anyone.

==Early life==

==Early life==