Gérard Cauvin
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Gérard Calvin (died 26 May 1531) was the father of the Protestant Reformer
John Calvin John Calvin (; frm, Jehan Cauvin; french: link=no, Jean Calvin ; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system ...
. Calvin lived in Noyon, France, located in the province of
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. A man of hard and severe character, he occupied a prominent position as apostolic secretary to
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, bishop of Noyon. He also served as proctor in the Chapter of the diocese and as fiscal procurator of the county. He lived on intimate terms with the best families of the neighborhood. His wife Jeanne Lefranc, the daughter of an innkeeper at
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, was noted for her beauty and piety. She died after giving birth to six children, four sons (Charles, John, Anthony, a fourth son who died during childhood) and then two daughters, one of whom was named Mary. After Lefranc's death, he married a woman with whom he would have two more daughters. Cauvin became involved in financial embarrassment and was excommunicated, perhaps on suspicion of heresy. He died on 26 (or 25) May 1531, after a long sickness. He would have been buried in unconsecrated soil but for the intercession of his oldest son, Charles, who gave security for the discharge of his father's obligations.


References

* Philip Schaff,
History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation
'. * Thomas Dyer. ''The Life of John Calvin''. London: 1850. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cauvin, Gerard 1531 deaths People from Noyon People excommunicated by the Catholic Church Year of birth unknown