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John Calvin
John Calvin
	File:John Calvin 2.jpg Barcelona, Spain, 1554.
Born	Jean Cauvin; 19 July 1510 For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per WP:DOB. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{birth year and age}} or a similar option.; Noyon, Picardy,; France
Died	27 May 1564 (aged 54); Geneva, Switzerland
Occupation(s)	Reformer, minister, author
Notable work	Institutes of the Christian Religion
	Theological work
Main interests	Systematic theology
Notable ideas	Predestination, Monergism
Signature
	File:John Calvin signature.png

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{{Infobox theologian
| name               = John Calvin 
| image              = John Calvin 2.jpg
| caption            = Barcelona, Spain, 1554.
| birth_name         = Jean Cauvin
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1510|07|19|df=yes}} For living people supply only the year unless the exact date is already WIDELY published, as per [[WP:DOB]]. Treat such cases as if only the year is known, so use {{tl|birth year and age}} or a similar option.
| birth_place        = [[Noyon]], [[Picardy (region)|Picardy]],<br/>[[Kingdom of France|France]]
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|1564|05|27|1509|07|10|df=yes}}
| death_place        = [[Geneva]], [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Switzerland]]
| occupation         = [[Protestant Reformer|Reformer]], [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]], author
| notable_works      = ''[[Institutes of the Christian Religion]]''
| main_interests     = [[Systematic theology]]
| notable_ideas      = [[Predestination]], [[Monergism]]
| signature          = John Calvin signature.png
| signature_size     = 170px
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