Rudnicius Christopher R udnicius Christophe , (Polon. Rudnicki,) was Minister of Surasia about the year 1600. Smalcius , in his Diary, mentions the fact of his going along with himself and Christopher Lubieniecius into Lithuania, to attend the Synod of...
Radecius Valentine R adecius Valentine , (Polon. Radetzki,) was the son of Matthew Radecius , and is designated by Zeltner "Vir perquam facundus." He was known, among the CryptoSocinians of Altorf, by the name of Pancratius Eubulus. There exists a letter...
Pestalozza Fabricius P estalozza Fabricius was one of the last surviving followers of Camillus Siculus. He had been absent from his country seventeen years, but was living, and at Chiavenna, as late as the month of October, 1595. Whether he renounced...
Paclesius Stanislaus P aclesius Stanislaus , (Polon. Paklewski,) a Pole, was Pastor of the Church at Lublin, where he died on the 26th of February, 1565. The patron of this Church was Tenczynski, Palatine of Belsk, and Starost of Lublin. Otvinovius ,...
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...
Nicolai Henry N icolai Henry , de Dantzic, was born May 7 th , 1605. His father, Henry Nicolai , was Secretary to the Magistrates of that city. Henry Nicolai , the son, acquired a large store of varied erudition, partly in the Gymnasium at Dantzic, and...
Naeranus John N aeranus John , the son of Samuel , of whom an account was given, was the Remonstrant Minister at Oudewater, in Holland, and a patron and promoter of Socinianism, over whose interests he watched with the greatest care, about the year 1663....
Morstinius Florian M orstinius Florian , (Polon. Morsztyn,) was a Polish Knight, and Overseer (Polon. Bachmistrz) of the Salt-works of Wielitzka. His name frequently occurs in the Synodical Acts. He wrote some prefatory remarks to Czechovicius 's reply...
Moscorovius Andrew M oscorovius Andrew , (Polon. Moskorzowski ,) was the son of Jerome Moscorovius . It is remarked, in the Proceedings of the Synod of Racow, A. D. 1624, that he was about to write, in Latin, a History of the Reformed Church in Poland;...
Manning William M anning William , one of the Ejected Ministers, was Curate of Middleton cum Fordley, in the county of Suffolk, when the Act of Uniformity came into operation. In the "Nonconformists' Memorial" there are also accounts of John and Samuel...
Statorius Peter S tatorius Peter , (Polon. Stoienski, or Stoinski,) junior, was born about the year 1565. He was the son of Peter Statorius , of Thionville, and married the daughter of Gregory Pauli . In 1588, at the early age of twenty-two, he was appointed...
Spangenberg Everhard S pangenberg Everhard was a Preacher in the Reformed Church at Antwerp. He was born about the year 1550, and had doubts respecting the Trinity while yet a youth. At first he embraced and defended Arianism ; but he afterwards joined...
Socin Faust S ocin Faust (Ital. Sozini or Sozzini,) was descended, in a direct line, from the eminent Lawyer, Marianus Socin ; and was related to many persons of illustrious rank, and distinguished learning. His father was Alexander Socin, also an eminent...
Socin Camille S ocin Camille , (Socunus Camilius ; italien, Sozini ou Sozzini,) was a brother of Laelius Socinus . Having embraced the principles of the Reformation, and carried his views much further than some of the leading reformers of the day, he...
Sigismund John S igismund John , Prince of Transylvania, invited George Blandrata to his Court in 1563, and appointed him his Physician. He was the first of the Transylvanian Princes, who granted to the impugners of the doctrine of the Trinity the free...
Seidelius Martin S eidelius Martin , ( Germ. Seidel,) of Olhau, in Silesia, lived at the end of the sixteenth, and the beginning of the seventeenth century. He was, in no sense of the word, a believer in Christianity, and is therefore not included in...
Schomann George (Racibórz 1530 – Chmielnik 1591) S chomann George was born at Ratibor, in Silesia, in the year 1530. The names of his parents were John Stanislaus Lossel, commonly called Schomann, and Ursula, daughter of Christopher Tiachowski, Chancellor...
Schaepper Melchior S chaepper Melchior was a Silesian, of the city of Freystadt, in the Duchy of Glogau; and an intimate friend of Martin Ruarus , who mentions him in a letter to Frederick Schosser , written in the year 1629. He published in Poland, but...
Rynievicius Paul R ynievicius Paul , (Polon. Ryniewicki,) is supposed to have been the brother of James , the subject of the pre ceding Article. He was sent to the School at Luclavice in 1621, and in 1625 became a student in the College at Racow, to which...
Reychelius R eychelius is mentioned by Sandius, as the author of Annotations on various Passages of Scripture ; but that writer gives no further particulars of Reychelius, or of these Annotations. Bock, in this instance, merely repeats what Sandius had...
Przybitovius P rzybitovius Christophe is mentioned in the Synodical Acts, as having undertaken the Rectorship of the School at Czerniechow in the year 1642. He is to be distinguished from Peter Przybytovicius , Minister of Krupe, who died in 1617, though...
Polanus Simon and Wilhelm Martin P olanus Simon et Wilhelm Martin settled at Luclavice, when the Church and School of that place were in their most flourishing condition. They were, as Lubieniecius says, the best and most celebrated Chemists in the kingdom...
Piekarscius Jerome P iekarscius Jerome , (Polon. Piekarski,) was a person of noble rank and great wealth, and the proprietor of many estates. His Christian name is never mentioned in the Synodical Acts; but it is not improbable that he was the Jerome...
Pawlovius Christopher P awlovius Christopher , (Polon. Pawlowski,) studied some time at Altorf, about the year 1609 ; and afterwards went to some other German University. He subsequently abandoned the Unitarian cause, for the sake of promoting his worldly...
Otvinovius George O tvinovius George , ( Polon. Otwinowski,) was a Polish Knight, and one of the eight brothers of Erasmus Otvinovius ; but the only one, of whom Sandius and Bock have preserved any account. The latter of these writers mentions another...
