Samuel Maresius
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Samuel Maresius (1599–1673) was a French-Dutch Reformed theologian ad controversialist.
, northern France. He studied in Paris, in Saumur Academy under Gomarus, and in Geneva
at the time of the Synod of Dort
. He was ordained in 1620, and preached
at Laon
until a controversy with Roman Catholic missionaries. Feeling his life was in danger, he left in 1624. which led to an attack on his life.
He became professor at the Academy of Sedan
(1625), pastor at Maastricht
(1632), pastor and professor at Bois-le-Duc (1636), and at Groningen (1643). He won a reputation that led to calls to Saumur, Marburg
, Lausanne
, and Leiden. He died at Groningen on May 18, 1673.
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Life
He was born at Oisement in PicardyPicardy
This article is about the historical French province. For other uses, see Picardy .Picardy is a historical province of France, in the north of France...
, northern France. He studied in Paris, in Saumur Academy under Gomarus, and in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
at the time of the Synod of Dort
Synod of Dort
The Synod of Dort was a National Synod held in Dordrecht in 1618-1619, by the Dutch Reformed Church, to settle a divisive controversy initiated by the rise of Arminianism. The first meeting was on November 13, 1618, and the final meeting, the 154th, was on May 9, 1619...
. He was ordained in 1620, and preached
at Laon
Laon
Laon is the capital city of the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-History:The hilly district of Laon, which rises a hundred metres above the otherwise flat Picardy plain, has always held strategic importance...
until a controversy with Roman Catholic missionaries. Feeling his life was in danger, he left in 1624. which led to an attack on his life.
He became professor at the Academy of Sedan
Academy of Sedan
The Academy of Sedan was a Huguenot academy in Sedan, founded in 1579 and suppressed in 1681. It was one of the main centres for the production of Reformed pastors in France for a hundred years.-History:...
(1625), pastor at Maastricht
Maastricht
Maastricht is situated on both sides of the Meuse river in the south-eastern part of the Netherlands, on the Belgian border and near the German border...
(1632), pastor and professor at Bois-le-Duc (1636), and at Groningen (1643). He won a reputation that led to calls to Saumur, Marburg
Marburg
Marburg is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany, on the River Lahn. It is the main town of the Marburg-Biedenkopf district and its population, as of March 2010, was 79,911.- Founding and early history :...
, Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
, and Leiden. He died at Groningen on May 18, 1673.
Works
He wrote more than one hundred works, including a Systhema theologiae (Groningen, 1645; 4th ed., 1673, with an appendix giving a list of his writings), worked out in scholastic fashion, which was much used as a text-book. His literary activity was chiefly polemical, against Roman Catholics, Socinians, Arminians, AmyraldismAmyraldism
Amyraldism primarily refers to a modified form of Calvinist theology...
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