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By Mike Viola
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0 Born in 1509 to somewhat wealthy family

0 One of three brothers, all hoped by parents to be priests

0 Attended college in Paris

0 Married Idelette de Bure in 1540

0 Died with no surviving children in 1564

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0 Began ministry when 0 Executed Michael

friend Nicholas Cop was Servetus in 1553
driven from Paris
0 Wrote two books in 0 Held doctrine of
1530s predetermination
 0 Doctrine of
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 Predetermination
0 TULIP Principles
0 Calvin believed in
theocratic rule
0 Certain robes are
historically Calvinist
fashion, as opposed to the
Roman-based Catholic
robes. Still worn by
Calvinist clergy.
 Legacy
0 One of most successful dissenters from the
Church.

0 Chief influence in Calvinism.

0 Second book, ¥
 

 
mass published during his lifetime in a dozen
languages
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0 Dewald, Jonathan. S
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1. New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. Print.
0 ¬agan, Donald, Steven Ozment, and Frank M. Turner. ² 

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Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2007. Print.
0 Noble, Thomas F. X., Barry S. Strauss, Duane J. Osheim, ¬risten B. Neuschel William
B. Cohen, David D. Roberts, Jennifer Michael Hecht. 
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!. Brief Edition. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin
Company, 1999. Print.
0 Slick, Matthew J. "The Five Points of Calvinism." ² ¥
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. 2006. Web.
21 Sep 2009. <http://www.calvinistcorner.com/tulip.htm>.
0 "10 People Who Influenced John Calvin." Ã

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". 29 Jul 2009.
Wordpress, Web. 21 Sep 2009. <http://www.fallenandflawed.com/people-
who-influenced-calvin/>.
0 "VESTMENTS, ECCLESIASTICAL,." 2009. 
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http://www.history.com/encyclopedia.do?articleId=225151.