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...
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...
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,...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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....
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...
Socin Celse S ocin Celse, (Socinus Celsus ; italien Sozini ou Sozzini,) another brother of Laelius , settled first at Sienna, as Professor Extraordinary of Civil Law ; and afterwards removed to Bologna, where, through his father's interest, he enjoyed...
Simonis Theodore S imonis Theodore , of Berchstedt, in the Duchy of Holstein, studied in various Schools and Colleges of Germany, and was distinguished both as a Greek scholar, and a Philosopher. He was brought up among the EvangelicoLutherans, and on...
Servet Michael S ervet Michael , (Hispanich, Servedo,) was born in the year 1509, at Villanueva, a town of Arragon, in Spain. Sometimes he called himself Reves, a word formed by the transposition of the name Servedo or Servet, omitting the termination....
Securinus John S ecurinus John is mentioned by Przipcovius , in his Life of Faust Socin , as the first, who ventured publicly to defend the opinions which Lelio Socin held. In the Synod of Lancut, A.D. 1567, he boldly advocated these opinions against...
Rynievicius James R ynievicius James , (Polon. Ryniewicki,) a Polish Knight, was the son of Nicholas Rynievicius, a gentleman of good family, but small fortune, in the district of Luckow. He assumed the name of John Trembecius when he was proscribed;...
Redoch Wilhelm Davidsz R edoch Wilhelm Davidsz was a native of Amsterdam, and Mennonite Preacher at Groningen. He died, in 1680, near the above-mentioned city, about forty-seven years of age. He was probably a brother, or some relation of G. F. Redoch...
Pistorius Simon P istorius Simon , a native of Oppeln, in Prussian Silesia, must be distinguished from Simon Pistorius, Chancellor of Saxony, who was born at Leipzic, Oct. 28th, 1489, and died at the close of the year 1562 ; and of whom Melchior Adam...
Peterson Daniel P eterson Daniel was a student in the College at Racow, where he was living at his own expense in 1631. In 1633, he undertook to accompany a noble youth of the name of Lubelski in his travels into Holland; but of his subsequent history...
Palaeologus James P alaeologus James was a native of the isle of Chios, and one of the earliest among the Antitrinitarian Reformers, who taught that Christ was not entitled to the honours of divine worship. Zeltner, who is generally very successful in...
Webberley John W ebberley John , Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, was the son of Thomas Webberley , of East Kirbey, in Lincolnshire. He took his degree of B. D., Jan. 30th, 1640; and even then had the reputation of being a thorough Socinian. He translated...
Voidovius Andrew V oidovius Andrew , (Polon. Woydowski,) was by birth a Pole, and either the son or the brother of John Voidovius, Pastor of Chmieln, who is mentioned in the Manuscript Acts, as having attended the forty-fifth Synod of Racow, in 1580....
Twardochles Matthias T wardochles Matthias is a name, which was known to few ecclesiastical writers before the time of Bock ; and yet a kind of romantic interest attaches to his life. There was a secret history among the Socinians, that he brought up...
Stegmann Christopher S tegmann Christopher , t he younger, was the son of Joachim Stegmann , the elder, and brother of Joachim Stegmann , the younger. It has been thought, that he is the person sometimes mentioned in the Acts, under the name of Christian...
