Brederode Van Lancelot B rederode Van Lancelot , son of Heer Artus Van Brederode , and Councillor of the Court of Holland, was well versed in the study of Divinity, and a stanch friend of liberty. When the States-General, by a public Act, expressed their...
Bonfinius B onfinius is mentioned by Peltius, in the Dedication to his "Harmonia Remonstrantium et Socinianorum," in connexion with Smalcius , Ostorod , Voidovius , and others, as one of the clandestine followers of Socin . Peltius refers to Pareus in...
Barthodus B arthodus is mentioned by Lubieniecius , in his "History of the Polish Reformation," as a celebrated Physician from Germany, who came to Racow about the year 1626. Bock supposes that he joined the Socinian Church in that town; but from what...
Crovicius Martin C rovicius Martin , (Polon. Krowicki,) was a Polish Knight, who presided successively as Pastor over the Churches of Pinczow and Piaski, near Lublin, in the last of which situations he died, in the month of December, 1573. He was originally...
Coq John C oq John , (Lat. Coquus or Coquius,) was a Frenchman, of the city of Rouen, whom Smalcius describes, in his Diary, as "Homo levior, quam religiosior." He visited the Polish Socinians in 1612, professing himself an inquirer after truth; but having...
Complatius George C omplatius George is mentioned in connexion with Servet , Gentilis , Campanus , Gribaldi , Blandrata , Alciati , Ochino , and Francis David , by Albert Graver, in his "Dissertation on a new and horrid Error concerning the Satisfaction...
Ciachovius George C iachovius George , (Polon. Ciachowski,) was the brother of John Ciachovius . In the year 1644, he obtained permission from the Assembly of Siedliski to travel; for which purpose a sum was granted him out of the Church's funds. On his...
Catz Charles C atz Charles , was a Dutch gentleman, whose doctrinal sentiments, if not strictly identical with those of Socinus , were suspected of approaching very nearly to them. He was the author of a translation of the New Testament into the Dutch...
Calissius Albert C alissius Albert , in the account of the Synod of Chmielnik, held A. D. 1586, is called "Rector," at which time he probably had the management of the School at Chmielnik. At that Synod also he was admitted by baptism into the Socinian...
Brockayus Christopher B rockayus Christopher was a Westphalian, and the first Rector of the College of Racow. He was appointed to this office in the year 1603, and retained it till 1605. Before his appointment, he held a disputation on Aristotle's notion...
Bielinscius Daniel B ielinscius Daniel , (Polon. Bielinski,) was present at the Synod of Skrzynna, in 1567 ; and, if what Bock says of him be true, defended Socinianism against those who embraced the Arian opinion concerning the person of Christ. (Hist....
Beke Daniel B eke Daniel was the eighth Superintendent of the Unitarian Churches in Transylvania. In the year 1638, while he was in possession of this office, a violent dispute arose among the Unitarians, and endangered their privileges, as one of the...
Baumgartus Valentine B aumgartus Valentine , ( Germ . Baumgart,) was born at Memel, in Prussia, A. D. 1610. He studied in the University of Kbnigsberg, where he graduated M. A., April 20th, 1634. About the year 1637, he contracted an intimacy with Martin...
Cratzer George C ratzer George was the author of a German Catechism, the sentiments of which are represented as Photinian by Wolfgang Franzius, who quotes it, in his Fourth Disputation on the Augustan Confession ; and says, that it was published at Clausenburg,...
Copecius Nicholas C opecius Nicholas was a native of Transylvania. Bock includes him in his "Bibliotheca Antitrinitariorum," but says that he recollects seeing nothing further concerning him, than a statement of the fact, that he was a student in the...
Clerke Gilbert C lerke Gilbert was the son of John Clerke , Schoolmaster, of Uppingham, in the county of Rutland. He was admitted into Sydney College, Cambridge, in the year 1641, being then scarcely fifteen years of age. Seven years after this he was...
Celsus Minus C elsus Minus of Sienna, was one of those Italians, who, about the middle of the sixteenth century, embarked with ardour in the cause of the Reformation; but whether he joined the Antitrinitarian party has not been positively ascertained....
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...
Bucali Leonardo B ucali Leonardo , ou Busalis, a Calabrian Abbot, of Spanish descent, has been reckoned among the followers of Servetus , and is mentioned by Lubieniecius , as a member of the celebrated society at Vicence. When this society was dispersed,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
