Moscorovius Jerome M oscorovius Jerome , (Polon. Moskorzowski,) of Moscorzow, was a Polish Knight, of a very ancient and illustrious family, who joined the Socinians about the year 1595, or perhaps a little earlier. Faust Socin , in the Dedicatory Epistle...
Moorman Cornelius M oorman Cornelius , a native of Holland, was born in the year 1600, and died June 5 th , 1670. Bock assigns him a place among the Socinians of Holland, and purposed giving a particular account of him in his "History of Dutch Socinianism."...
Lubieniecius Christopher, Junior L ubieniecius Christophe , Junior, (Polon. Lubienietzki, or Lubieniecki,) a Polish Knight, was the son of Christopher Lubieniecius , Sen., and father of Stanislaus Lubieniecius , Jun. He was prosecuting his studies in...
Lismaninus Francis L ismaninus Francis , (Ital. Lismanini,) was a native of the island of Corfu. He has been variously called, by those who were ignorant of his name, Lisinan, Lismannus and Lismanius. He was brought up to the Church, and became a Doctor...
Leisentritius Ferdinand L eisentritius Ferdinand , (Germ. Leisentriit,) was probably related to John Leisentritt , of Juliusberg, a Roman Catholic writer, celebrated for many ascetic works, among which were, " Devout Prayers to be repeated before and...
Krokier Paul K rokier Paul , (croquier, Crokier, or Kroker,) Junior, was Rector of the College at Racow, from the year 1613 to 1616 ; and succeeded Samuel Nieciecius in that office. In the last year of his Rectorship, he obtained leave of absence, and...
Jarai Samuel J arai Samuel was a Hungarian, who, after the death of Valentine Radecius , temporarily supplied the Saxon Unitarian Church at Clausenburg. We learn from Sandius , that he published a work On Divorces, and other things ; but what those "others...
Hamsted Hadrian Cornelius H amsted Hadrian Cornelius was one of the Ministers of the Strangers' Church, Augustin Friars, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Strype says, that he "was touched with Anabaptistical and Arian principles ; and had divers followers,...
Grotius Hugo G rotius Hugo has not only been charged with Socinianism by orthodox writers, but claimed by Unitarians, as one holding the same opinions as themselves. To apply to a man of so truly catholic a spirit any sectarian appellation, would perhaps...
Glirius Matthias G lirius Matthias is designated "a Physician" by Sandius ; and Socin , in the Preface to his Disputation with Francis Davidis , mentions him as one of those, who, in Transylvania, had controverted the received doctrine of praying to Christ,...
Fœcler Isaac F œcler Isaac was born at Baden, or in the Palatinate, in the year 1578. His name is sometimes written Focklerus, and sometimes Voglerus, in the Synodical Acts; but the more correct mode of writing it is Fceclerus, as appears from the anagram...
Daems Cornelius D aems Cornelius was a learned Civilian, who studied in Italy, and took his Doctor's degree with honours ; but afterwards relinquished the profession of the Law for the study of Divinity,—a change which, though made from choice, was not...
Czechovicius Martin C zechovicius Martin , (Polon. Czechowicz,) was a Pole or a Lithuanian, and author of a schism in the Socinian Church, occasioned by his vehement opposition to Infant Baptism. The first mention which we find of him is on the 16th of...
Curione Celio Secondo C urione Celio Secondo (Italie, Curione,) was born at San Chirico, in Piedmont, May 1st, 1503 ; and was the youngest son in a family of twenty-three children. He lost both his parents, before he had completed his ninth year. His...
Manlius George M anlius George was one of those, who attended the Conferences, or Theological Exercises, held at the house of Smalcius , from the year 1606 to 1609. In the "Letter of an anonymous Writer, giving an Account of the Life and Death of Andrew...
Lubieniecius Andrew L ubieniecius Andrew , (Polon. Lubienietzki, or Lubieniecki,) a Polish Knight, was the son of Stanislaus Lubieniecius ; and is said, by Polish writers, to have been related to the royal family of the Leszczynskis. Having relinquished...
Kuroscius Gratian K uroscius Gratian , (ou Kurosz,) is often called by his Christian name alone, in the Manuscript Synodical Acts. He was the son of Stanislaus Kuroscius, who dedicated him to the study of Theology at the Synod of Racow, in 1635. He obtained...
Kosa John K osa John was the fourth Superintendent of the Unitarians of Transylvania ; and succeeded George Enyedi in that office A. D. 1597. We are not in possession of any particulars, respecting the history of the Unitarian Church in that country,...
Hoppmann Timoty H oppmann Timoty was studying for the ministry in 1620; and in 1623, at the instance of Christopher Sieniuta, was appointed Assistant Minister to the Church at Lachowice. (Vidend. Bock, Hist . Ant. T. I. p. 416.) DidierLe Roux Retour page...
Hawes H awes was committed to prison, during the Long Parliament, by some Justices of the Peace, on the evidence of two witnesses, for speaking words derogatory to the second and third persons of the Trinity; upon which a book was forthwith printed, reflecting...
Glirius John G lirius John was author of a treatise "On the Old and New Testament." Sandius and Bock give no particulars of his life ; but it may be inferred, from the position which his name occupies in Sandius's list, that he was a contemporary of Matthias...
Episcopius Simon E piscopius Simon , (Belg. Bisschop,) was born January 8 th , 1583; and was the youngest of seven sons. He was sent to the public Latin school of his native city, where he made such progress in the study of the classics, that the Senate...
Thomas Emlyn T homas Emlyn a learned Divine, no less distinguished for his talents and integrity, than for the firmness with which he endured persecution for conscience' sake, was one of the first among the Protestant Dissenters, who had the courage publicly...
Dinderstadt Christopher D inderstadt Christopher is claimed as an Antitrinitarian by Sandius, who says, that he was the author of a work, entitled, "De Promisso Jesu adversus Judaeos." Whether this work was printed, or existed only in manuscript, Sandius...
Denck John D enck John , (Germ. Hans Dengck,) was the intimate friend of Lewis Hetzer . Scultetus calls him a Bavarian ; and describes him as a learned man, and a skilful Hebraist, but says that he was of a melancholy temperament. According to some, he...
