Davidis Francis D avidis Francis , known among the Crypto-Socinians of Altorf by the name of Desiderius Erasmus, was not a Hungarian, as Sandius and many other writers have said, but a Transylvanian, of the Saxon race. The Rev. Theophilus Lindsey justly...
Cutten John C utten John was an Elder in the Reformed Church of Sandomir, in Little Poland ; and author of twenty-eight "Articles," to which Faust Socin wrote a reply. The doctrinal views unfolded in these "Articles" were distinctly Unitarian. In some...
Curcellaeus Stephen C urcellaeus Stephen , (Gal. Courcelles ,) was born at Geneva, May 2nd, 1586, and died at Amsterdam, May 22nd, 1658. He was first a Preacher among the French Protestants, and afterwards Professor of Theology in the Remonstrant College...
Crellius Christopher C rellius Christopher , (or Krell,) surnamed Spinovius , was the second son of J ohn Crellius , the elder ; and the brother of Theophilus , and John Crellius , the younger. He was living at Dantzic in 1642, with Ruarus , who had the...
Lubieniecius Stanislaus L ubieniecius Stanislaus , (Polon. Lubienietzki, or Lubieniecki,) was a Polish Knight, and brother of Andrew , whose junior he was by about seven years ; and in imitation of whom, he relinquished the pleasures and attractions of...
Lewes John L ewes John est mentionné, dans la chronique de Stowe, en l'année 1583, sous les termes suivants. "Dans la dix huitième journée de septembre, John Lewes, qui se nommait lui-même Abbot, un hérétique obstiné ; niant la divinité du Christ, et...
Lehocius Daniel L ehocius Daniel , (Polon. Lechocki), was ordained to the Christian ministry in the year 1619, at the Synod of Racow; and at the same time appointed Minister of the Church at Lasznyn. In 1647, the business of visiting the Church at Dantzic...
Jaskievicius Daniel J askievicius Daniel , Polon. Jaskiewicki ), is not mentioned by Sandius . In the Manuscript Acts, his father is called a Racovian, to whom the Assembly at Siedliski, in 1643, promised, that, as he had not the means of giving his son...
Hunyadi Demetrius H unyadi Demetrius , (sometimes written Huniades, and Hunjadinus,) was the second Superintendent of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania, in which office he succeeded the unfortunate Francis David , in 1579. It was not without opposition,...
Hartigveld John H artigveld John w as a person of some consideration at Rotterdam, where he was born in the year 1616, and died October 22nd, 1678, after having completed his sixtysecond year. He published the following works in the Dutch language. 1....
Graser Conrad G raser Conrad is classed by Sandius among Antitrinitarians: yet that author says, "I know not whether this be the same as he, concerning whom Konig writes, in his 'Bibliotheca Vetus et Nova,'—'Conrad Graser, a Frank, was born in the year...
Gizelius Eustache G izelius Eustache , probably a native either of Lithuania or White Russia, was appointed Rector of the School at Kissielin in 1634, and in the year following was admitted into the list of Students at Racow, as a candidate for the ministry,...
Franck Adam F ranck Adam , a native of Silesia, was born in the year 1590, and was inferior to none of his contemporaries in learning and probity. He succeeded Joachim Stegmann , as Rector of the College at Racow, in 1630; and as it was not customary...
Falconius John F alconius John was a Pole or Lithuanian, of the noble and ancient family of the Falconii. The surname of this family, (in Polish, Sokolowicz, or Sokolowski, and Iastrzembski,) is derived from the Latin Falco, and denotes a Falcon. They...
Crellius Samuel C rellius Samuel , (Germ. Krell,) and his brother Paul , were the last descendants of the Polish-Brethren, who attained to any considerable distinction in the theological world. Had it been compatible with the design of the present work...
Crellius John C rellius John , (Germ. Krell,) was born July 26th, O. S., 1590, on a farm, called Heimetzheim, between Nuremberg and Frankfort, and not far from the town of Kitzingen. His father, John Crellius, was a Lutheran Minister, who exercised the...
Enyedi George E nyedi George , (sometimes called Enniedius, EnyeDinus or Enjedinus,) was a Transylvanian, of the town of Enyed or Engedin, situated on the river Maros, or Maerisch. He was Superintendent of the Unitarian Churches in Transylvania, and Moderator...
Deminovicius John D eminovicius John , (Polon. Demianowicki,) w as taken into the number of the alumni, at the Synod of Piaski, in 1641; and at the end of his second year, in 1643, when Masters were appointed at the School of Luclavice, his services were...
Czenadius Paul C zenadius Paul according to Bock, was a Doctor of Medicine, and succeeded Valentine Radecius , as Rector of the Gymnasium of Clausenburg. His name has been sometimes incorrectly spelt Isanadius; and Mersennus has been supposed to allude...
Crusius Florian C rusius Florian , (Germ. Kraus,) was a Physician of great eminence, and of all the Antitrinitarians perhaps the most distinguished as a Philosopher. According to some, he was born at Stettin, the capital of Pomerania: according to others,...
Cooper John C ooper John is mentioned by the Rev. S. Palmer, as incumbent of Cheltenham, at the passing of the Act of Uniformity. He was born about the year 1620, and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. When John Biddle was deprived of the Mastership...
Cicovius Stanislas C icovius Stanislaüs , (Polon. Cikowski,) of Woyslavice, held the office of Arch-chamberlain of Cracow ; and afterwards those of Castellan of Biecz, and General of the army. He was the first patron of the Church at Cracow, of which...
Chelmius Remanius C helmius Remigius ou Remianus , (Polon. Chelmski,) was a Polish Knight, and Standard-bearer of the Palatinate of Cracow. Count Krasinski mentions him under the name of Remigius Chelmicki ; and says, that he was one of a number of distinguished...
Carey Lucius C arey Lucius Eustache , second Lord Falkland , and eldest son of Henry , the first Viscount Falkland, is supposed to have been born at Burford, in Oxfordshire, about the year 1610. When a boy, he lived at Coventry, where he sat up very late...
Calinovius James C alinovius James , (Polon. Kalinowski,) was one of the first of those, who fought under the banners of Lelio Socin in Poland. He took part against the Arians at the Synod of Skrzynna, in 1567. (Vidend. Bock, Hist. Ant. T.I. p. 1071.)...
