Wisnovius Stanislaus W isnovius Stanislaus , (Polon. Wisznowski,) a Polish Arian, and the friend and adherent of Stanislaus Farnovius , was Pastor of the Church at Luclavice. Of this Church Stanislaus Taszycki was the patron ; but he afterwards quitted...
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Wilkovius Samuel W ilkovius Samuel , (Polon. Wilkowski,) was the scholar of Valentine Smalcius ; but did not implicitly adopt all the opinions of his master. Socin , in a letter written to John Balcerovicius , January 30th, 1581, mentions, in respectful...
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Wightman Edward W ightman Edward was connected with the hamlet of Wykin, and appears, from Burton's "History of Leicestershire," to have resided there, before his apprehension on a charge of heresy at Burton-upon-Trent. Gerard Croese describes him as...
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Webberley John W ebberley John , Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, was the son of Thomas Webberley , of East Kirbey, in Lincolnshire. He took his degree of B. D., Jan. 30th, 1640; and even then had the reputation of being a thorough Socinian. He translated...
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Vortius William Henry V ortius William Henry , or (Vorts), was the son of Conrad Vorstius, (vide Art. 151,) and Pastor of a Church of Remonstrants at Warmond. He is incidentally mentioned by Bock, (Hist. Ant. T. I. p. 1003,) who promises a fuller account...
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Vorstius Conrad V orstius Conrad , (or Vorst,) was born at Cologne, on the 19th of July, 1569. His grandfather was Councillor to the Elector ; and Diedrick Vorst, his father, was a Dier. Conrad Vorstius was sent, in 1578, to Bedberdyk, in the county of...
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Volkelius John V olkelius John , (Germ. Volkel,) of the town of Grimma, in the Circle of Meissen, was known, among the Crypto-Socinians of Altorf, by the name of Popilius, or Populceus, which is a Latinized form of the German name Volkel. Of his history...
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Voidovius Andrew V oidovius Andrew , (Polon. Woydowski,) was by birth a Pole, and either the son or the brother of John Voidovius, Pastor of Chmieln, who is mentioned in the Manuscript Acts, as having attended the forty-fifth Synod of Racow, in 1580....
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Wogel Catharine (1459-1539) V ogel Catharine , (or, as the name is written by Count Krasinski , Weygel,) wife of Melchior Vogel , a goldsmith, and Alderman of Cracow, was tried before the Ecclesiastical Court of that diocese, on a charge of apostasy from...
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Vitrelinus Alexander V itrelinus Alexander was Pastor of Pinczow in the year 1555. He is often mentioned in the Synodical Acts ; but little is known of his personal history, beyond the meagre account, which Sandius has furnished of him. (B. A. p. 46.)...
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