Festus Hommius
(Collection Leiden University Library)
Festus Hommius (10 February 1576 – 5 July 1642) was a Dutch
Calvinist
theologian.
Life
He was born in
University of Leiden. Around 1597 Hommius became preacher of Warmond
, near Leiden.
In 1599 he became preacher at
Remonstrant leaders such as Johannes Wtenbogaert
.
He was a leading publicist of the
He tried to have Dutch congregations in England represented at the Synod of Dort; this appeal to the Dutch government resulted in the presence of Carolus Liebaert as observer.[2] He died in Leiden, aged 66.
Notes
- ^ R. Po-chia Hsia and Henk F. K. van Nierop (editors), Calvinism and Religious Toleration in the Dutch Golden Age (2002), p. 62; Google Books.
- ^ Ole Peter Grell, Dutch Calvinists in early Stuart London: the Dutch church in Austin Friars, 1603-1642 (1989), p. 33; Google Books.
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