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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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From Wikipedia: During his ministry in Geneva, Calvin preached over two thousand sermons. Initially he preached twice on Sunday and three times during the week. This proved to be too heavy a burden and late in 1542 the council allowed him to preach only once on Sunday. In October 1549, he was again required to preach twice on Sundays and, Read more...
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From Wikipedia: At the centre of the monument, four 5-metre-tall (16 ft) statues of Calvinism’s main proponents are depicted: William Farel (1489–1565) John Calvin (1509–1564) Theodore Beza (1519–1605) John Knox (c.1513–1572) To the left (facing the Wall, ordered from left to right) of the central statues are 3-metre-tall (9.8 ft) statues of: Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620–1688) William the Silent (1533–1584) Gaspard de Coligny (1519–1572) To the right (ordered from left Read more...