Pierre Viret

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Pierre Viret was a 16th-century Swiss Reformed theologian and preacher, closely associated with the early Calvinist Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland.

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Pierre Viret canonical 2
Peter Viret 1

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instanceOf 16th-century theologian
Christian preacher
Protestant reformer
Swiss Reformed theologian
affiliation Reformed Church of Geneva
Reformed Church of Lausanne
birthDate 1511-05-06
birthPlace Canton of Vaud
Old Swiss Confederacy
Orbe
centuryOfActivity 16th century
citizenship Switzerland
closeCollaborator Guillaume Farel
linked to: William Farel

John Calvin
countryOfActivity France
Switzerland
deathDate 1571-05-04
deathPlace Kingdom of Navarre
Orthez
educatedAt University of Paris
linked to: Sorbonne University
era Reformation era
familyName Viret
givenName Pierre
knownFor Reformation preaching in Lausanne
early Calvinist Reformation in French-speaking Switzerland
moderate and irenic approach to theological controversy
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Calvinism
Protestant Reformation
linked to: Reformation
notableStudent Antoine de la Roche Chandieu
notableWork Instruction chrétienne en la doctrine de la loi et de l’Évangile
Le Monde à l’empire
notedFor catechetical writings
moral and social teaching from a Reformed perspective
occupation pastor
preacher
theologian
positionHeld pastor in Geneva
pastor in Lausanne
pastor in Orthez
religion Reformed Christianity
linked to: Reformed churches
spouse Elisabeth Turtaz
Philippine de Loys
theologicalTradition Reformed theology
workLocation French-speaking Switzerland
linked to: Romandy

Geneva
Lausanne
Orthez

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William Farel collaboratedWith Pierre Viret
Swiss Reformation hasKeyFigure Peter Viret
linked to: Pierre Viret