Socin (Sozini ou Sozinni) Lelio ; (1525-1562) S ocin Lelio (Socinus Laelius ; Ital. Sozini or Sozzini,) whom Moreri calls "the Patriarch of Socinianism," was born at Sienna, in Tuscany, A.D. 1525 ; and educated under the eye of his father, Marianus socin...
Statorius Peter S tatorius Peter of Thionville, in Lorraine, was the head of a family, of whom several obtained considerable distinction among the Socinians. Three were particularly celebrated, namely, Peter the father, Peter the son, and John the grandson....
Taszycki Stanislaus T aszycki Stanislaus of Luclavice was a Polish Knight, and was once attached to the Court of Charles V. The family of Taszycki was much celebrated in Poland ; and is very often mentioned in the Synodical Acts of the Unitarian Church,...
Van Parris George V an Parris George of Mentz, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, was a member of the Strangers' Church, in Augustin Friars, London. His profession was that of a Surgeon ; and by a law, passed in the year 1531, strangers acting in that capacity...
Wissowatius Benedict W issowatius Benedict , the Elder, (Polon. Wiszowaty,) brother of Wissowatius Andrew , and uncle of Andrew Wissowatius , Junior, was one of the founders of the Athenaeum, or College at Racow ; and was appointed, in conjunction with...
Wolzogenius John Ludwig W olzogenius John Ludwig , (or Von Wolzogen,) by birth an Austrian, was a Free Baron of Tarenfelt, St. Ulrich, &c.; and of the family, or line of Messingdorf . He was born about the year 1599, and brought up in the principles of...
Otvinovius Erasmus O tvinovius Erasmus , (Polon. Otwinowski,) was a Polish Knight, who, with eight of his brothers, embraced the Socinian doctrines. He flourished as early as the year 1564, at which time he must already have nearly attained the age of...
Pauli Grégory (1525-1591) P auli Gregory of Brzeziny, though of Italian extraction, was born in Poland. He is often called, by Stancarus and others, the Massovite. In 1552, Justus Decius , Secretary to the King, established a Reformed Church on his estate,...
Podlodovius Stanislaus Podlodovius Stanislaus ? , (Polon. Podlodowski,) has been reckoned among the more learned of the Socinian body. That he was a Pole by birth his name seems to indicate. Of the incidents of his life we are comparatively ignorant....
Radecius Valentine junior R adecius Valentine , (or Radetzki,) Junior, the son of Valentine Radecius , Senior, was a Transylvanian, and Senator of Clausenburg. Sandius refers to a manuscript treatise by him, On the Trinity and the Two Natures of Christ,...
Ruarus Martin R uarus Martin , (Germ. Ruar,) was a native of Krempe, in Holstein, and was born in the year 1588, or 1589. His father was Pastor of the Evangelico-Lutheran Church, and Rector of a School at Krempe. Martin was the eldest of three sons. His...
Schlichtingius Paul S chlichtingius Paul , (Germ. Schlichtig ou Schlichting,) w as recommended by his father, Jonas Schlichtingius , to the Assembly of Czarcow, as a promising young man, in the year 1651. The Assembly accordingly received him into the...
Seidelius George S eidelius George , (Ger. Seidel,) a Pomeranian, was the son of James Seidelius, a celebrated Professor of Medecine at Gripswalde, and cousin of Martin Seidelius, of Olhau, in Silesia. He was born at Gripswalde ; entered the University...
Sternberger Luke S ternberger Luke , (or, as some write the name, SternBerg,) is properly ranked by Bock among modern Antitrinitarians, although he differed from the generality of them on many points. He is not honoured with a place in Sandius 's "Bibliotheca...
Tasycki Daniel T asycki Daniel , of Luclavice, is supposed by Bock to have been the grandson of Stanislaüs Tasycki. He studied at Altorf and Strasburg. Zeltner informs us, that he went to the University of the former place, in company with Samuel Przipcovius...
Vigilius Bartholomew V igilius Bartholomew , (Germ. Wach-auf,) was a Westphalian, whose German name appears to have been Latinized, not, as Bock insinuates, for the purpose of concealment, but to give it a more classical air, in accordance with a well-known...
Wilkovius Samuel W ilkovius Samuel , (Polon. Wilkowski,) was the scholar of Valentine Smalcius ; but did not implicitly adopt all the opinions of his master. Socin , in a letter written to John Balcerovicius , January 30th, 1581, mentions, in respectful...
Zakrevius Philip Adauctus Z akrevius Philip Adauctus, (Polon. Filipa Zbozy Zakrzewski,) was an Antitrinitarian of the school of Simon Budnaeus ; but had a brother, Luke Zakrzevius, who entered the Jesuitical College at Rome. When Socin had been an inmate...
De Prez Justus D e Prez Justus , called Jodocus by F. Socin , (Fratr. Pol. T. I. p. 426,) is mentioned by Bock, in his "History of Prussian Socinianism," (§ vii. p. 17,) as living at Dantzic in the year 1584. That city also continued to be his place of...
Stegmann Christopher S tegmann Christopher , younger brother of Joachim Stegmann , was Minister of the Church at Logknitz, and Inspector of the neighbouring Churches. At first, as appears from the second of the following works attributed to him, he seemed...
Stuckey Nathaniel S t uckey Nathaniel w as born in the year 1640, and was the son of a pious woman, who was in the habit of attending the ministry of John Biddle . One of Mr. Biddie's last employments was to instruct him in Grammar and Logic. At the early...
Teichmann Peter T eichmann Peter was a Prussian. He is first mentioned, in 1612, among the alumni and students of Theology at Racow, where he was appointed tutor to the son of the Palatine, Sieninius . In 1613, he was ordained at the Synod of Racow, as...
Wogel Catharine (1459-1539) V ogel Catharine , (or, as the name is written by Count Krasinski , Weygel,) wife of Melchior Vogel , a goldsmith, and Alderman of Cracow, was tried before the Ecclesiastical Court of that diocese, on a charge of apostasy from...
Vorstius Conrad V orstius Conrad , (or Vorst,) was born at Cologne, on the 19th of July, 1569. His grandfather was Councillor to the Elector ; and Diedrick Vorst, his father, was a Dier. Conrad Vorstius was sent, in 1578, to Bedberdyk, in the county of...
Wightman Edward W ightman Edward was connected with the hamlet of Wykin, and appears, from Burton's "History of Leicestershire," to have resided there, before his apprehension on a charge of heresy at Burton-upon-Trent. Gerard Croese describes him as...
