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John Calvin

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AUTHOR PROFILE

John Calvin

John Calvin is described in biographical records as a French Protestant reformer (1509–1564) (1509–1564). The selections gathered here touch on abortion, death, physical. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

FEATURED QUOTE
“If it seems more horrible to kill a man in his own house than in a field, … it ought surely to be deemed more atrocious to destroy a fœtus in the womb before it has come to light.”
— John Calvin

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
  • Life: 1509–1564
  • Quotes in this collection: 1

Life and work

Biographical records connect John Calvin with Collège de la Marche and Collège de Montaigu. Works associated with John Calvin include Institutes of the Christian Religion. This collection includes one quotation credited to John Calvin. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on abortion, death, physical. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by John Calvin

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