Camphuysius Theodore Raphaelis C amphuysius Theodore Raphaelis , (Belg. Dirck Raphaelssen Kampenhuysen,) was born at Gorcum, a fortified town of South Holland, in the year 1586 ; and was educated for the ministry among the Remonstrants. He settled with...
Barthodus B arthodus est mentionné par Lubieniecius , dans son “Histoire de la Réforme Polonaise”, comme un célèbre Médecin d'Allemagne, qui vint à Rakow dans les environs de l'année 1626. Bock suppose qu'il s'est joint à l’Église Socinienne de cette...
Wissowatius André W issowatius André , (Polon. Wvszowaty,) l'ancien, était le fils was d'Abraham Wissowatius, Chamberlain de Branska, lequel, dans la "Vie annonyme de And. Wissowatius ," fils, annexée à la "Bibl. Antitrin." de Sandius, (p. 222,) est appelé...
Zwiartovius Christophe Z wiartovius Christophe , ( Polon. Zwiartowski,) peut être compté parmi les principaux partisans de la cause socinienne, à l'époque de son déclin en Pologne. Il a été commandé par le synode de Piaski, en 1641, de préparer, en collaboration...
Zwicker Daniel Z wicker Daniel est né à Dantzic, le 22 janvier 1612. Il était le fils de Frédéric Zwicker , Ministre de l'église de St. Bartholomé à Dantzic, et fut éduqué pour un métier dans le médical à Königsberg, où, en temps voulu, il eut son diplôme...
Arcissevius Elias A rcissevius Elias , (Polon. Arciszewski,) Junior, was the son of Elias Arcissevius , and Privy Councillor to the King of Poland. He left his native country at the same time with his brother Christopher , and for the same reasons ; and...
Bernaud Nicholas B ernaud Nicholas was a French Physician, of the province of Dauphiny. His name is twice mentioned by Faust Socin in a letter addressed to John Balcerovicius , and dated Nov. 21st, 1587 ; but is incorrectly printed "Bernardus," instead...
Blandrata George B landrata George , (Ital. Biandrata,) was a native of Saluzzo, in Piedmont. He followed the profession of a Physician; and, by means of his great talents, and insinuating address, became a favourite with many persons of eminence, both...
Brenius Daniel B renius Daniel , (or De Breen,) was born at Haarlem, in 1594 ; and sent, as an exhibitioner from his native city, to study Theology in the University of Leyden. Immediately after the Synod of Dort, and before the expulsion of the Students...
Buccella Philip Dr. B uccella Philip , the individual mentioned in the preceding article, as the patron of John Baptist Bovius , was related to John Baptist Cettis , and an intimate friend of Faust Socin , who, in his third letter to Matthew Radecius...
Caper John, Jun C aper John , Jun., was the son of John Caper , Minister of Smigel, who called himself Koselski, which is the Polish for Caper. John Caper, Jun., and Daniel Caper are mentioned in the Synodical Acts of 1619 and 1620, among the theological...
Cazanovius John C azanovius John , (Polon. Caszanowski,) was a Polish Knight, who, at the memorable Conference held at Petricow, A.D. 1562, went over to the Antitrinitarian party. Sandius says, that his opinions were almost identical with those of Peter...
Claude Of Savoy C laude de Savoy first appeared in the character of a religious reformer at Bern, in Switzerland, and, by his bold and startling doctrines, created a great sensation among the citizens of that republic. Simler and others apply to him the...
Criscovius Laurence C riscovius Laurence , (Polon. Kriskowski,) a Lithuanian Knight, passed from the Eastern, or Greek Church, to Protestantism. He was Minister of a Church at Nieswiez, in Lithuania, and afterwards of some others in the same country....
Wissowatius Benoît W issowatius Benoît , (en polonais Wiszowaty,) l’aîné, frère de Wissowatius André , et oncle d’ André Wissowatius , le fils, fut l’un des fondateurs de l’Athenaeum, ou collège de Rakow, et fut nommé, conjointement avec quarante autres,...
Wyclif ou Wycliffe John (1324-1384). De nos jours la Bible a pratiquement touché tous les confins de la terre ; ses multiples traductions en différentes langues et dialectes, ont permis à d’innombrables personnes de toutes origines et lieux de se délecter...
Albinus Matthias A lbinus Matthias , (or Albin,) Minister at Ivanovitze, acknowledged the Supremacy of the Father, and denied the preexistence of Christ, but differed from many of the Pinczovians on the subject of Paedobaptism, and united with Czechovicius...
Arcissevius Samuel A rcissevius Samuel , (Polon. Arciszewski , ) is the person mentioned, (at the close of the preceding Article), as having been commissioned, by the Synod of Zullichau, to prepare a Scriptural Catechism for children, in conjunction with...
Arminius James A rminius James , (BeJg. Habmens,) was born at Oudewater, in Holland, in the year 1560. While he was yet an infant he lost his father; and Theodore A Emilius , a Clergyman residing in the same town, finding young Arminius fatherless, took...
Basilu Stephen B asilu Stephen , Minister of the Saxon Church in Clausenburg, was converted to the Unitarian opinions in the time of John II ., Prince of Transylvania ; and employed his talents as a Preacher in their diffusion. He was the author of an...
Becius John B ecius John , (Belg. Bek,) w as born about the year 1622, and, being brought up to the ministry, became Pastor of a Church at Middleburg, in the island of Zeeland, of which office he was deprived, on abandoning the doctrine of the Trinity....
Betti Francis (1520-1590) B etti Francis a noble Roman of the sixteenth century, and an exile from his country on account of his religion, took up his residence at Basle. He was the friend and correspondent of Acontius , who, in a Dedicatory Epistle to...
Bovius John Bapstist B ovius John Bapstist was a native of Bologna, and an early and intimate friend of Faust Socin . He was an only son, and, had he been possessed of more worldly prudence, would have inherited a large property from his father, who was...
Falconius Thomas F alconius Thomas , un lituanien, fut persuadé d'abandonner la foi trinitaire par Georges Blandrata . Lubieniecius le reconnut parmi les premiers réformateurs en Pologne. Il fut d'abord un Noviciat dans la cathédrale de Lublin, et dans...
Calb Ernest C alb Ernest , (or Kalbius,) as a Livonian, of the city of Riga ; and was known among the Poles by the name of Ciolek, which is a translation of the German "Calb". We learn from the Synodical Acts, that he joined the Socinian Church in the...
