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All Outdoor Marker in Geneva

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Reformation Wall

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This monument ties together the story of the Reformation – Post Tenebras, Lux. After Darkness, Light. The Proto-Reformers leading up to Martin Luther: Peter Waldo (c. 1140-c. 1205) John Wycliffe (c. 1328-1384) Jan Hus (c. 1369-1415) Martin Luther (1483-1546) The Zurich Reformation Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) Marie Dentière (c. 1495-1561) At the center, the Geneva Reformation. (At this time, the monument Read more...
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John Calvin’s House in Geneva

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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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Michael Servetus Memorial

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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, City of Refuge

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From Museum of Protestants: The first wave took place between 1540 and 1590 and mainly concerned Geneva. During the second wave, before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, refugees came mostly from the Dauphin, Cévennes and Languedoc regions; the major route of exodus was the passage from Lake Geneva to the Rhine River. The roads Read more...