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John Calvin is born in Noyon, France
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Calvin studies law at Orleans and Bourges.
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His father dies; Calvin moves to Paris to study theology
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He publishes his first work, a commentary on Seneca's De Clementia.
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The first edition of his Institutes of the Christian Religion is published.
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He is persuaded by William Farel to stay in Geneva to help with the Reformation.
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Calvin and Farel are banished from Geneva.
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Calvin moves to Strasbourg, France, where he serves as pastor to a French-speaking congregation.
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He marries Idelette de Bure, the widow of an Anabaptist.
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Calvin is welcomed back to Geneva
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His wife, Idelette, dies
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Michael Servetus is burned at the stake for heresy, an action Calvin condemned
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Calvin becomes a citizen of Geneva
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John Calvin dies on May 27 in Geneva.