Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza (1519-1605) was a French Reformer and successor of John Calvin. If a Hyper-Calvinist may be identified as one who stretches the teachings beyond Calvin himself, then Beza is the first among them. His developed views laid the groundwork for both seventeenth and eighteenth century Hyper-Calvinism.
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The Life And Ministry Of Theodore Beza
Theodore Beza (Théodore de Bèze or de Besze), Genevan Reformer, was born at Vézelay (8 m. w.s.w. of Avallon), in Burgundy, June 24, 1519; d. at Geneva Oct.13, 1605. His father, Pierre de Bèze, royal governor of Vézelay, descended from a Burgundian family of distinction; his mother, Marie Bourdelot, was known for her generosity. Theodore's father had two brothers; one, Nicholas, was member of Parliament at Paris; the other, Claude, was abbot of the Cistercian monastery Froimont in the diocese of Beauvais. Nicholas, who was unmarried, on a visit to Vézelay was so pleased with Theodore that, with the permission of the parents, he took him to Paris to educate him there. From Paris Theodore was sent to Orléans (Dec., 1528) to enjoy the instruction…
