Nicolas des Gallars
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Genevan theologian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Nicolas des Gallars [in Lat. Gallasius] , was a Calvinist pastor and theologian . Life Gallars was of noble birth, and "possessed legal training, rich exposure to the humanities, and polished Latin." He first appears as author of a Defensio of William Farel, published at Geneva in 1545, followed by translations into French of three tracts by John Calvin. Scott Manetsch notes that Gallars' appointment "signaled an important new stage in Calvin's recruitment efforts." In 1551 Gallars was admitted bourgeois of Geneva, and in 1553 made pastor of the church in Jussy.
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