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A Short Biography of John Calvin

Author Name:

John Calvin

Born As:

Jean Cauvin

Other Names:

Born:

10 Jul 1509

Died:

27 May 1564




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Religious reformer and Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation                          
                          
Mother  Jeanne Lefranc
Father Gérard Cauvin
Wife  Idelette de Bure, a widow, who had a son and daughter from her previous marriage. One son who died when two weeks old.