Servetus and Calvin

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Servetus and Calvin

A Study of an Important Epoch in the History of the Reformation Paperback – 15 Jan 2019 by Robert Willis

On 16 February 1553, Michael Servetus while in Vienne, France, was denounced as a heretic by Guillaume de Trie, a rich merchant who had taken refuge in Geneva. On 4 April 1553 Servetus was arrested by Roman Catholic authorities, and imprisoned in Vienne.At his trial, Servetus was condemned on two counts, for spreading and preaching Nontrinitarianism, specifically, Modalistic Monarchianism, or Sabellianism, and anti-paedobaptism (anti-infant baptism). Of paedobaptism, Servetus had said, “It is an invention of the devil, an infernal falsity for the destruction of all Christianity.On 17 June, he was convicted of heresy, and sentenced to be burned with his books. In his absence, he and his books were burned.Calvin is to be regarded as the author of the prosecution.