Eleazar Swalmius or Eleasar Swalmius (1582 – June 4, 1652) was a Dutch theologian known today for his portrait by
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...
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Swalmius was born in
Rhoon
200px, Castle Rhoon
200px, frameless
Rhoon is a village that borders the municipality of the city of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands.
According to its history it was established in 1199 and was ruled by the ''lords of Duiveland''. ...
as the son of Hendrick van de Swalme, or Henricus Swalmius, who was probably born in Flanders and spent time in England before becoming a preacher in Rhoon in 1580. It was in Rhoon that he changed his name from Swalme to Swalmius. Swalmius the Elder had 4 sons:
#Arnoldus, who became a preacher in Westmaas, 's Gravesande
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Hendrik the younger, who married Judith van Breda in 1600 and became preacher of Oud-Alblas and later of the
Grote Kerk, Haarlem
The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed Protestant church and former Catholic cathedral located on the central market square ( Grote Markt) in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Another Haarlem church called the Cathedral of Saint Bavo now serves as ...
in 1625
# Carel (1587-1640) who became a dike-reeve in IJzendijke
# This Eleazar, who after being a preacher in Amsterdam for 25 years was portrayed by Rembrandt (or someone in his studio).
In 1605 he became a preacher in
Poortugaal en Hoogvliet, in 1612 in
Schiedam
Schiedam () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of Rotterdam, east of Vlaardingen, and south of Delft. In the south the city is connected with the village ...
, in 1616 in Utrecht (study period), and finally from 1625 preacher in Amsterdam, where he took part in the ''
Remonstrantse twisten''.
1582 births
1652 deaths
17th-century Dutch Calvinist and Reformed ministers
People from Albrandswaard
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