Who was Jean Cauvin?
Q: Who was Jean Cauvin?
A: Jean Cauvin, also known as John Calvin in English, was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and was a central developer of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism or Reformed theology.
Q: Where was he born?
A: He was born with the name Jean Chauvin (or Cauvin, in Latin Calvinus) in Noyon, Picardie, France.
Q: What did his father do?
A: His father Gérard Cauvin was a lawyer.
Q: When did he attend university?
A: In 1523, his father sent him to the University of Paris to study humanities and law when he was fourteen years old. By 1532, he had attained a Doctor of Law degree at Orléans.
Q: Where did he settle after leaving university?
A: In 1536, he settled in Geneva Switzerland.
Q: What happened after settling in Geneva?
A: After being expelled from the city, he served as a pastor in Strasbourg from 1538 until 1541 before returning to Geneva where he lived until his death in 1564.
