Geneva
Switzerland
A lakeside city in present-day Switzerland, Geneva rose to singular prominence in Christian history as the base of John Calvin's Reformed experiment, earning the title "Protestant Rome."
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Teachers who lived here
John Calvin
John Calvin (1509–1564)
reformer, pastor, death 1536–1564
John Knox
John Knox (1514–1572)
exile and formation 1556–1559
Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza (1519–1605)
church leader, rector 1558–1605
Jacobus Arminius
Jacobus Arminius (1559–1609)
theological formation 1582–1586
Jacob Bernoulli
Jacob Bernoulli (1655–1705)
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748)
Humphry Davy
Humphry Davy (1778–1829)
Works composed here
- 1564
Book First. of the Knowledge of God the Creator
by John Calvin
- 1564
Book Fourth. of the Holy Catholic Church
by John Calvin
- 1564
Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel
by John Calvin
- 1564
Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It
by John Calvin
- 1564
One Hundred Aphorisms,
by John Calvin
- 1564
Prefatory Material
by John Calvin
Ideas shaped here
Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Geneva. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.