Otvinovius Erasmus O tvinovius Erasmus , (Polon. Otwinowski,) was a Polish Knight, who, with eight of his brothers, embraced the Socinian doctrines. He flourished as early as the year 1564, at which time he must already have nearly attained the age of...
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Ostorod Christopher O Ostorod Christopher was one of the most learned and active among the Socinian leaders ; and is called, by Albert Graver, "homo pereruditus, ac artis disputandi optime gnarus." Zeltner describes him as the most rigid of all the followers...
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Ostens James ou Jacob O stens James ou Jacob w as a native of Holland, and Minister of the Church of Mennonites, called Waterlandians, at Rotterdam, where he died in the year 1679. He published, in Dutch, 1. Animadversions upon the Confession of G. Aldendorp,...
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Okelevicius O kelevicius , (ou Okielevicius,) devoted himself to the study of Theology in 1637, and was received among the alumni of the Socinian Church, in which station he remained, as an exhibitioner at Kissielin, after the expulsion of the Socinians...
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Ochinus Bernadine O chinus Bernadine , (Ital. Occhino, or Ochino,) to whom we have already had frequent occasion to allude, was born at Sienna, in Italy, A. D. 1487. He was of humble origin, and laboured under great disadvantages in early life. The deficiencies...
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Noual N oual, le Pasteur a été Recteur de Tydd Saint-Gilles, près de Wisbeach, dans l'île d'Ely. Il est décrit comme un homme d'une piété singulière, et d'une conversation dominante. Comme beaucoup d'autres membres du clergé dans les XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles,...
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Nigrinus George N igrinus George , (Germ. Schwartz,) was held in no mean estimation by the Socinians; but must not be confounded with Bartholomew Nigrinus , who became sufficiently notorious by his repeated tergiversation. This Bartholomew Nigrinus, though...
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Niger Francis N iger Francis , (Ital. Francesco Negri,) of Bassano, on the dissolution of the society at Vicence, in 1546, of which he is said to have been a member, escaped the vigilance of the officers of the Inquisition, but whether by flight, or by...
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Niemojevius John (1526-1598) N iem ojevius John , (Polon. Niemojewski ; sometimes called Niemoiovius in the Synodical Acts, and the "Bibliotheca" of Sandius ,) was a Polish Knight, and Judge of the territory of Inovladislavia, which office he voluntarily...
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Nieciecius Samuel N ieciecius Samuel , (Polon. Niszczycki,) was an inmate in the family of Valentine Radecius at Clausenburg, in the year 1603. In 1610, he was stationed, as a colleague with Andrew Lubieniecius , at the Church of Hoyszczce, in Volhynia...
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