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'''John Calvin''' (French ''Jean Cauvin'') ([[July 10]], 1509 – [[May 27]], 1564) was a [[France|French]] theologian during the [[Protestant Reformation]] who developed the system of [[Christian theology]] called Calvinism or [[Reformed theology]]. In [[Geneva]], his ministry both attracted other Protestant refugees and over time made that city a major force in the spread of Reformed theology. He is renowned for his teachings and writings, in particular for his ''[[Institutes of the Christian Religion]]''. It is not clear when Calvin converted to Protestantism, though in the preface to his commentary on Psalms, he said:
'''John Calvin''' (1509-1564) was a [[France|French]] theologian of the [[Protestant Reformation]] who developed a new [[Christian theology]] called Calvinism, a.k.a. [[Reformed theology]]. Calvin's name in French is ''Jean Cauvin''.  His ministry, centered in Geneva, Switzerland, attracted Protestant refugees and, over time, made that city a major force in the spread of Reformed theology. Calvin is renowned for his teachings and writings, in particular for his ''Institutes of the Christian Religion''.
{{cquote|God by a sudden conversion subdued and brought my mind to a teachable frame.... Having thus received some taste and knowledge of true godliness I was immediately inflamed with so intense a desire to make progress therein, that although I did not altogether leave off [legal] studies, I yet pursued them with less ardor.<ref>John Calvin, [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom08.vi.html ''Commentary on Psalms'' – Volume 1, Author’s Preface]. Christian Classics Ethereal Library, retrieved November 19, 2007.</ref>}}


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John Calvin (1509-1564) was a French theologian of the Protestant Reformation who developed a new Christian theology called Calvinism, a.k.a. Reformed theology. Calvin's name in French is Jean Cauvin. His ministry, centered in Geneva, Switzerland, attracted Protestant refugees and, over time, made that city a major force in the spread of Reformed theology. Calvin is renowned for his teachings and writings, in particular for his Institutes of the Christian Religion.

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