Sebastian Castellio (1551)
To seek truth & to utter what one believes to be true can never be a crime. No one must be forced to accept a conviction
Conviction is free
One of the first proponents of religious toleration, freedom of conscience & thought
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To seek truth & to utter what one believes to be true can never be a crime. No one must be forced to accept a conviction
Conviction is free
One of the first proponents of religious toleration, freedom of conscience & thought
gospeltruth.net/zweig/heresy_cβ¦
One of the great forgotten men of the Reformation.
One of the greatest minds in Geneva, a brilliant scholar and thinker.
Sebastian Castellio published what has been called "the first manifesto in favor of toleration"
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One of the greatest minds in Geneva, a brilliant scholar and thinker.
Sebastian Castellio published what has been called "the first manifesto in favor of toleration"
web.archive.org/web/2005030616β¦
The Plague in Geneva
At the same time, he was the only minister in Geneva during Calvinβs day to risk his life to assist the sick during the Black Plague.
The friend of Truth obeys not the multitude, but the Truth.β
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At the same time, he was the only minister in Geneva during Calvinβs day to risk his life to assist the sick during the Black Plague.
The friend of Truth obeys not the multitude, but the Truth.β
evangelicalarminians.org/sebastian-castβ¦
Years of Poverty
"The man who once was the Rector in Geneva was now homeless and in deep poverty. The next few years were desperate times for him. Though one of the most learned men of his time, his life came down to begging for food from door to door"
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"The man who once was the Rector in Geneva was now homeless and in deep poverty. The next few years were desperate times for him. Though one of the most learned men of his time, his life came down to begging for food from door to door"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastianβ¦
Abject poverty
"Castellio was forced to depend on strangers to stay alive. His plight brought sympathy and admiration from his contemporaries. Montaigne wrote "it was deplorable that a man who had done such good service as Castellio should have fallen upon evil days"
"Castellio was forced to depend on strangers to stay alive. His plight brought sympathy and admiration from his contemporaries. Montaigne wrote "it was deplorable that a man who had done such good service as Castellio should have fallen upon evil days"
Hard Times
Castellio's existence ranged from begging and digging ditches for food to proof-reading for the Basel printshop of Johannes Oporinus.
He also worked as a private tutor while translating thousands of pages from Greek, Hebrew and Latin into French and German.
Castellio's existence ranged from begging and digging ditches for food to proof-reading for the Basel printshop of Johannes Oporinus.
He also worked as a private tutor while translating thousands of pages from Greek, Hebrew and Latin into French and German.
An ignored prophet
"He prophetically predicted the French Wars of Religion, and potentially the destruction of Christianity in Europe, if Christians could not learn to tolerate and reach each other by love and reason rather than by force of arms"
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"He prophetically predicted the French Wars of Religion, and potentially the destruction of Christianity in Europe, if Christians could not learn to tolerate and reach each other by love and reason rather than by force of arms"
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advice_toβ¦
Treatise on Heretics (1554)
"Treatise on Heretics: whether they should be persecuted, and how they should be treated according to the opinion and judgment of various authors, both ancient and modern"
fr.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Casβ¦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatise_β¦
"Treatise on Heretics: whether they should be persecuted, and how they should be treated according to the opinion and judgment of various authors, both ancient and modern"
fr.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Livre:Casβ¦
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treatise_β¦
The Fate of Castello
He died in poverty, having done all he could to provide for his family.
Not content with his death, his enemies dug up his body and burned it in retaliation for his stances against abuse of power.
However, his voice was not silenced in the end.
He died in poverty, having done all he could to provide for his family.
Not content with his death, his enemies dug up his body and burned it in retaliation for his stances against abuse of power.
However, his voice was not silenced in the end.
Note and Sources
"many persons would unquestionably have been glad to help Castellio had they known soon enough that he was in want."
libertymagazine.org/article/tough-β¦
evangelicalarminians.org/sebastian-castβ¦
zeit.de/zeit-geschichtβ¦
gospeltruth.net/zweig/heresy_cβ¦
web.archive.org/web/2005030616β¦
"many persons would unquestionably have been glad to help Castellio had they known soon enough that he was in want."
libertymagazine.org/article/tough-β¦
evangelicalarminians.org/sebastian-castβ¦
zeit.de/zeit-geschichtβ¦
gospeltruth.net/zweig/heresy_cβ¦
web.archive.org/web/2005030616β¦
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