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presbyterian The Presbyterian church is the major denomination that can be traced to Calvin, but all churches of a Reformed heritage connect with Calvin (Church of Scotland, Dutch Reformed, etc.)
.Catholic AnswerJohn Calvin did nothing to reform the Church. He left the Church as a young man to become a protestant. He was the opposite of M. Luther, a scholastic, and he became a protestant minister, wrote the Institutes, and is almost as famous as M. Luther as a founding protestant, although he was a generation later.
The Catholic Church's ability to influence European politics declined.
The Catholic Church's ability to influence European politics declined.
The church in Geneva founded by John Calvin is called the "Reformed Church of Geneva" or the "Geneva Academy." It became a prominent center for the Protestant Reformation and exerted significant influence on Reformed theology and practice.
Calvin
There is no Saint Calvin recognized by the Catholic Church. Calvin is primarily known as John Calvin, a key figure in the Protestant Reformation.
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For forming non-conformist protestant church in defiance of rome.
Some historians suggested that the protestant practice of the church self-goverment helped the development of democratic practices. For example john Calvin allowed his followers to share in the governing of the church. They did this though a body of leaders and ministers called presbytery. This practice had a strong influence on puritans and Presbyterians both whom settled in English colonies.
Protestant Reformation
For forming non-conformist protestant church in defiance of rome.