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The Reformation Wall stands as one of the most striking memorials to the Protestant Reformation, located in the Parc des Bastions in Geneva. Officially known as the International Monument to the Reformation, it commemorates the leaders, events, and ideals that shaped a movement which profoundly influenced the course of European and global history. The Reformation Wall was inaugurated in 1909, Read more...
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The John Calvin’s House in Geneva stands as an important historical site connected to one of the central figures of the Protestant Reformation, John Calvin. Though modest in appearance, the residence reflects both the personal character of Calvin and the far-reaching influence of his work during the sixteenth century. John Calvin settled in Geneva permanently in 1541 after an earlier Read more...
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Text: Duteous and grateful followers of Calvin our great Reformer, yet condemning an error which was that of his age, and strongly attached to liberty of conscience according to the true principles of his Reformation and gospel, we have erected this expiatory monument. Oct. 27, 1903 What to say about Servetus? From John Calvin’s Geneva: A Walking Guide “In 1903, Read more...
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Geneva became known as a “City of Refuge” during the sixteenth century, a period marked by the upheavals of the Protestant Reformation. Its transformation from a modest alpine city into a center of religious refuge was gradual, shaped by political change, reforming leadership, and the steady arrival of persecuted believers from across Europe. In the early 1500s, Geneva was under Read more...