Ferenc Dávid
Hungarian preacher and Unitarian theologian (c. 1520–1579) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ferenc Dávid (also rendered as Francis David or Francis Davidis; born as Franz David Hertel, c. 1520 – 15 November 1579) was a Protestant preacher and theologian from Transylvania, the founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania, and the leading figure of the Nontrinitarian Christian movements during the Protestant Reformation.[1] He disputed the mainstream Christian doctrine of the Trinity, believing God to be one and indivisible.[1]
Ferenc Dávid | |
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Born | Franz David Hertel c. 1520 |
Died | 15 November 1579 (aged c. 58–59) |
Education | University of Wittenberg University of Frankfurt |
Known for | Founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania[1] |
Notable work | Rövid Utmutatás az Istennec igeienec igaz ertelmere, mostani szent Haromsagrol tamadot vetélkedesnec meg feytesere es itelesere hasznos es szükseges |
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Spouse(s) | Unidentified (1st) Kata Barát (Münich) (2nd) |
Children | 4 |
Philosophy career | |
Era | Protestant Reformation[1] Radical Reformation[1] |
Main interests | Unitarianism[1] |
Studying Catholic theology in Wittenberg and in Frankfurt an der Oder, he was first ordained as a Roman Catholic priest, later he became a Lutheran minister and then a Calvinist bishop in the Principality of Transylvania. Throughout his career as a Christian theologian and professor, Dávid learnt the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic and Magisterial Protestant churches, but later rejected several of them and came to embrace Unitarianism.[1]