Back ثيودور بيزا Arabic ثيودور بيزا ARZ Théodore de Bèze Catalan تیۆدۆر دو بێز CKB Theodor Beza Czech Théodore de Bèze German Teodoro Beza Esperanto Teodoro de Beza Spanish تئودور دو بز Persian Theodore Beza Finnish
Theodore Beza | |
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 Portrait of Beza at age 58, 1577 | |
| Born | Théodore de Bèze 24 June 1519 |
| Died | 13 October 1605 (aged 86) |
| Occupation(s) | Theologian, author |
| Notable work | Right of Magistrates (1574) |
| Theological work | |
| Era | Reformation |
| Tradition or movement | Calvinism |
| Main interests | Systematic theology |
| Notable ideas | Supralapsarianism |
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Theodore Beza (Latin: Theodorus Beza; French: Théodore de Bèze or de Besze; 24 June 1519 – 13 October 1605) was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and lived most of his life in Geneva. Beza succeeded Calvin as the spiritual leader of the Republic of Geneva.