Valdez John V aldez John ( ou Juan), (sometimes written Valdesso, or Val D'esso,) occupies the second place in the "Bibliotheca Antitrinitariorum" of Sandius, who gives the following brief account of him. "John Valdez , a Spanish Noble, a Civilian, and...
Szent-Ivani Daniel-Mark S zent-Ivani Daniel-Mark w as a Transylvanian, and appears, in the course of his travels, to have visited England, some time between the years 1660 and 1670. In 1680, he became Rector of the School, or College, at Clausenburg....
Stegmann Peter S tegmann Peter , who was another brother of Joachim Stegmann , studied Medicine under the celebrated Daniel Sennert , at Wittenberg. He also attended Theological lectures, and was ordained as a Chaplain to the Swedish army at Riga ; after...
LA QUESTION MICHEL SERVET M. Bouvier Claude, en 1908, a fait paraître son travail biographique sur Michel Servet , sous forme de réflexion appuyée par de nombreuses références citées. C'est une richesse d'informations qui viennent confirmer et approfondir...
Le sermon de Willian Ellery Channing "Unitarian Christianity", en 1819, à Baltimore. L es superlatifs qui rendent hommage à William Ellery Channing ne manquent pas. Il est dit de lui qu'il était une âme vraiment Chrétienne, et qu'il faisait le plus d'honneur...
Un projet de loi intitulé : Loi de réglementation des convenances relatives aux lieux de réunion et autres biens détenus à des fins religieuses par des personnes dissidentes de l'église d'Angleterre [Communément appelé : "Projet de loi des chapelles des...
Le Christianisme Unitarien plus favorable pour la piété. W illiam Ellery Channing, le père des unitariens américains a toujours été un remarquable défenseur de l’Unitarisme Chrétien. Ses paroles frappent l’esprit de ceux qui les entendent. Dans son sermon...
Unitarisme congréganiste aux États-Unis d'Amérique L 'histoire de l'unitarisme, ou l'anti-trinitarisme en Amérique, pour autant qu'elle apparaît comme une forme marquée et distinctive de la foi chrétienne, commence dans la première moitié du XVIIIe siècle....
Franck John F ranck John was a native of Dresden, and went to Poland in 1612, at which time he joined the Socinian Church. He met with a cordial welcome ; and an annual allowance was granted him out of the Church funds. In the year 1613, he received ordination,...
Wissowatius Abraham W issowatius Andrew , (Polon. Wvszowaty,) the Elder, was the son of Abraham Wissowatius, Chamberlain of Branska, who, in the "Anonymous Life of And. Wissowatius ," Junior, annexed to the " Bibl. Antitrin." of Sandius, (p. 222,) is...
Zytnius Nicholas Z ytnius Nicholas , (Polon. Zytno,) was one of the Collocutors appointed by the Arian party, at the Conference of Skrzynna, in 1567. At the Synod of Lublin, in 1589, he contended strenuously at first against Socin 's interpretation of...
Zglobicius Z globicius. Une person bearing this name is often mentioned in Faust Socin 's third letter to Matthew Radecius . It appears, that his views respecting the Invocation of Christ coincided with those of Socin ; and that he had carried on a correspondence...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...