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1. www.britannica.com › biography › Pierre-ViretPierre Viret | Reformation, Theology, Geneva | Britannica

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   Pierre Viret (born 1511, Orbe, Switz.—died May 4, 1571, Orthez, Fr.) was a champion of the Reformation in the Swiss canton of the Vaud and the most important native religious Reformer of French-speaking Switzerland.

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   Pierre Viret (1509/1510 – 4 April 1571) [1] was a Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer. Early life. Pierre Viret was born in 1509 or 1510 in Orbe, then in the Barony of Vaud, now in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. [1] . He was the son of Guillaume Viret, a tailor and shearer. [1] .

4. www.zurichpublishing.org › pierreviretforgottenPierre Viret: A Forgotten Giant of the Reformation

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   This book bears with it a grand subject: the historical and literary resurrection of one of the major figures of the Reformation, the long-forgotten Reformer of French-speaking Switzerland, Pierre Viret (1511–1571).

5. chalcedon.edu › resources › articlesPierre Viret: The Unknown Reformer - chalcedon.edu

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   Feb 28, 2011 · After a difficult-though fruitful-life spent in service to his God, Pierre Viret died in early 1571 at the age of sixty. Like the site of his death and burial, which remains unknown to this day, the life and theological greatness of Pierre Viret remains unknown to the church at large.

6. chalcedon.edu › resources › articlesPierre Viret: A Forgotten Giant of the Reformation by Jean ...

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   Feb 28, 2011 · Pierre Viret: A Forgotten Giant of the Reformation by Jean-Marc Berthoud. The portrait is an excellent introduction to the word-portrait of Viret drawn up by Jean-Marc Berthoud in this handsomely produced little book (just 85 pages, not counting the appendix).

7. museeprotestant.org › en › noticePierre Viret (1511-1571) | Musée protestant

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   Pierre Viret was the only French Reformer born in what is known today as “Suisse romande” – in Orbe in the “Canton de Vaud”. His father sent him to Paris to study at the Collège Montaigu (1527-1530).

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Pierre Viret (born 1511, Orbe, Switz.—died May 4, 1571, Orthez, Fr.) was a champion of the Reformation in the Swiss canton of the Vaud and the most important native religious Reformer of French-speaking Switzerland.

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   How old was Pierre Viret when he died?

   • After a difficult-though fruitful-life spent in service to his God, Pierre Viret died in early 1571 at the age of sixty. Like the site of his death and burial, which remains unknown to this day, the life and theological greatness of Pierre Viret remains unknown to the church at large. Is this also the work of God?

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   What did Pierre Viret write?

   • Pierre Viret wrote numerous works on theology and politics as well as satirical writings. Theology : Instruction Chrétienne en la doctrine de la foy et de l’Évangile (Christian teaching on the doctrine of faith and the Gospel, Genève, 1564, 2vol.).

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   Who was Viret and what did he do?

   • Viret was a life-long companion of the better-known figures of Guillaume Farel and John Calvin. After his studies in Paris—where, amid the bonfires of the first martyrs of the French Reformation, he was won over to the renewed Evangelical faith—Viret labored with Farel to establish the Reformation in Geneva.

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9. chalcedon.edu › resources › booksPierre Viret: The Angel of the Reformation - Chalcedon

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   Nov 2, 2016 · Known as the Angel of the Reformation because of his extraordinary Christian character and temperment, Viret was a model pastor during his ministry in Lausanne, Geneva, and France. Most of his ministry was served in Lausanne where he developed the Lausanne Academy.