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Jacobus Arminius
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Dutch theologian, inspirator of Arminianism, champion of tolerance (1560-1609)
Key facts
- Born
- 10 October 1560, Oudewater , Spanish Netherlands , Holy Roman Empire
- Died
- 19 October 1609 (1609-10-19) (aged 49), Leiden , Dutch Republic
- Education
- Leiden University
- Occupations
- Pastor, theologian
- Spouse
- Lijsbet Reael
- Era
- Reformation
- Tradition or movement
- Arminianism
- Main interests
- Soteriology
- Notable ideas
- Prevenient grace , conditional preservation of the saints
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dutch Republic
- Place of birth
- Oudewater
- Place of death
- Leiden
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Leiden University
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Doctoral advisor
- Rudolph Snellius
- Image
- James Arminius 2.jpg
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- place of burial
- Pieterskerk
- Commons category
- Jacobus Arminius
- date of death
- 1609-10-19
- date of birth
- 1560-10-20
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- topic's main category
- Category:Jacobus Arminius
- name in native language
- Jacobus Arminius
- facial hair
- Van Dyke beard
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacobus Arminius (/ɑːrˈmɪniəs/; Dutch: Jakob Hermanszoon; 10 October 1560 – 19 October 1609) was a Dutch Reformed minister and theologian during the Protestant Reformation period whose views became the basis of Arminianism and the Dutch Remonstrant movement. He served from 1603 as professor in theology at the University of Leiden and wrote many books and treatises on theology.
Following his death, his challenge to the Reformed standard, the Belgic Confession, provoked ample discussion at the Synod of Dort, which crafted the five points of Calvinism in response to Arminius's teaching.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jacobus Arminius” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.