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Pierre Viret (
Orbe 1511 -
Orthez 1571) was a
Swiss reformed theologian.
Youth
Pierre Viret was born in Orbe, a small Swiss town in 1511. His parents were poor.
He studied as a scholar and then attended the
University of Paris.
William Farel and some of his teachers who were
Lutheran sympathizers made him convert to
Reformation faith.
Preaching
Subsequently, he preached in
Lausanne and
Geneva, before missionary tours in
France preaching to crowds of thousands (
Paris,
Orléans,
Avignon,
Montauban, and
Montpellier). Riots often followed his preaching.
One time, he was captured by Catholic forces. In France, Viret was considered as one of the most popular
French-speaking preacher in
16th century.
But before all, he was
the reformer of the city of
Lausanne, where he converted the local population to the Reformation faith. In his time, Lausanne also became, with Geneva, a training ground for Reformation preachers. Among those who studied in Lausanne was the author of the
Belgic Confession, Guido (Guy) de Bres.
Bibliographic sources
- Linder, Robert D. "Forgotten Reformer." Christian History.
- "Viret, Pierre." Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation
- Procedures Held With Regard to those of the Religion of the Netherlands (1568)
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