reformation. He devoted his life to bring about change in the church. His ideas on reform

in the church brought about many changes that influenced Protestantism in Europe as

On July 10, 1509, John Calvin was born in the city of Noyon in France to Girard

Calvin, a lay administrator, and Jeanne Le Franc. His family was of the middle class. As

a young boy, Calvin was well educated. At the age of twelve, Calvin received his first

ecclesiastical benefice and he prepared to attend the university in Paris. In 1523, at the

age of fourteen, Calvin entered the University of Paris where he was studying to become

A few years later, his father decided his son should study to become a lawyer, so

Calvin followed his fathers wishes and attended school in Orleans and Bourges. During

this time, Calvin was exposed to a new movement among students which aimed to

reform church and society by studying of the bible in its original languages. This left a

strong mark on Calvin. When his father died in 1531, Calvin no longer felt any pressure

to become a lawyer. He finished his degree in law and then returned to Paris to continue

was not so concerned with how Christ was present in the bread and wine, but how Christ

ideas to improving the city. One idea was the development of a school system for all

This meant that no good deeds we do can erase our sins, because any good deed is never

consistory, which was a council consisting of four member from the government, for

with the government. In 1538, the two men were expelled by the town council from the

Paul to the Romans as well as many other commentaries on the books of the Bible. He

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