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Also Known As Théodore de Bèze
Born June 24, 1519 • Vézelay • France
Died October 13, 1605 (aged 86) • Geneva • Switzerland
Notable Works “De jure magistratum” • “Juvenilia”
Subjects Of Study Calvinism
Role In Reformation

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