Hilaire Belloc, "Ballad of the Heresiarchs," in Sonnets and Verse, Duckworth, London, 1923.
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John Calvin whose peculiar fad It was to call God murderous, Which further led that feverish cad To burn alive the Servetus.
— Hilaire Belloc
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About John Calvin
John Calvin (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a major French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation; he is renowned for his teaching and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.
About John Calvin
John Calvin (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a major French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation; he is renowned for his teaching and infamous for his role in the execution of Michael Servetus.
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