John Calvin implemented significant reforms in Geneva, Switzerland, focused on establishing a theocratic governance that emphasized moral discipline and religious conformity. He introduced a system of church governance through a council of elders, promoting community oversight of moral conduct. Calvin also emphasized education, founding the Geneva Academy to train ministers and promote Protestant theology. His reforms led to a structured and disciplined society, significantly shaping the development of Reformed Christianity.
Geneva, Switzerland
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Geneva, Switzerland
John Calvin
Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland
John Calvin
No, that would be John Calvin. Zwingli was in Zurich, not Geneva.
Calvin is said to have called the Swiss city of Geneva the "City of God" as it was there that Calvin persuaded the civil leaders to pass laws according to Calvin's understanding of biblical moral principles.
Geneva in Switzerland where Calvin persuaded the city fathers to pass laws according to Calvin's unerstanding of Scripture.
Reformation Wall in the Parc des Bastions, Geneva, Switzerland. Erected in 1909, it celebrates great figures of Protestantism, including John Calvin.
John Calvin was exiled from France and settled in Geneva. He taught pre-destination as one of the elements of what would become Calvinism.