About Jean-François Salvard
Lived 1530 – 1585 (aged 54–55). Jean-François Salvard was a French theologian.
Jean-François Salvard (or Salvart) (c. 1530 – 11 March 1585) was a Reformed theologian, originally from the Aosta Valley and who was active in France, Switzerland and in the Republic of Geneva where he died. He is known as the editor of the Harmonia confessionum of 1581.
Salvard took refuge in Lausanne in 1568, moving to Geneva the next year, and to Frankfurt in 1571. He returned to Geneva in 1576, and became pastor at Castres in 1582.
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Who was Jean-François Salvard?
French-Swiss theologian
When was Jean-François Salvard born?
Jean-François Salvard was born in 1530 in Aosta.
When did Jean-François Salvard die?
Jean-François Salvard died on 11 March 1585 in Geneva.
What was Jean-François Salvard's occupation?
Jean-François Salvard was a theologian.
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Jean-François Salvard was French.
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