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...
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...
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...
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;...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 ,...
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...
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...
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...
Schlichtingius Wolfgang S clichtingius Wolfgang , (Germ. Schlichtig, or Schlichting,) of Bukowiec, was the father of the celebrated Jonas Schlichtingius . The family originally came from Switzerland ; and, on its first settlement in Poland, the name was...
Segethus Thomas S egethus Thomas was a native of Scotland, who spent much of his time in visiting foreign countries. No detailed account of his wanderings has reached the present age ; but the vicissitudes through which he passed in Bohemia, Hungary,...
Sieninius James S ieninius James , (Polon. Siennynski,) a Polish Knight, Palatine of Podolia, and Toparch of Racow, was the son of John Sieninius. Racow was the property of the family of the Sieninii. It was founded by John Sieninius in 1569 ; and situated...
Simonius Simon S imonius Simon , a Philosopher and Physician, and one of the most eminent men of his time, was born at Lucca, and left his native country, to join the Reformed Church at Geneva. Through the officious zeal of Beza and other Genevese Divines,...
Sommer John S ommer John , of Pirna, a fortified town of Upper Saxony, is represented by Bock as a man holding peculiar opinions ; and as never having been approved of, in all respects, either by the followers of Socin , or Socin himself. He is said to...
Stano Francis S tano Francis w as sent as a delegate into Transylvania, with Tobias Iwanicius , in accordance with a resolution of the Assembly of Kreutzburg, A.D. 1663, to make arrangements for a permanent settlement of a body of Polish exiles in that...
Morstinius John M orstinius John , (Polon. Morsztyn,) presided as Minister over the Church of Raciborsk in the year 1647; but in 1648, he is styled Minister of the Church of Luclavice, of which Severin Morstinius had the charge in 1647. (Vidend. Bock,...
Naeranus Samuel N aeranus Samuel , of Dort, was Rector of the Gymnasium of Sedan in 1608, and afterwards of that of Amersfort. He attached himself to the Remonstrant party; and was among the earliest of the adherents and disciples of Arminius at Leyden....
Okelevicius O kelevicius , (ou Okielevicius,) devoted himself to the study of Theology in 1637, and was received among the alumni of the Socinian Church, in which station he remained, as an exhibitioner at Kissielin, after the expulsion of the Socinians...
Pastori Adam P astori Adam , a native of Holland, according to some, but according to others, a Westphalian, originally belonged to the Anabaptists of Friesland, from whose society he was excluded, about the year 1546, or 1547, on account of his heterodox...
Pisecius Thomas P isecius Thomas , (Polon. Pisecki,) of Martowitz, is called by some Piasecius, but must not be confounded with the Polish family of Piasecius, of whom Paul was celebrated for his "Chronicles," published at Cracow, A. D. 1643. In Walchius's...
Preussius John P reussius John , (Germ. Preussen,) was a native of Lübben, in Lower Lusatia, and therefore a Saxon; but seems to have borne the surname Marchicus, because he spent much of his time in the Marquisate of Brandenburg. He was born about the...
Renato Camillo (Camillius Siculus) 1500-1575 C amillus Siculus , who took the name of Renatus on his conversion to Protestantism, was a man of extraordinary acuteness, and of deep and extensive learning. It has been said, that he was one of the members...
