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1. John Calvin

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   Early Life and Education
   John Calvin was born in Noyon, Picardy, France. His father, Gérard Cauvin, was an administrator for the local bishopric. Originally destined for the priesthood, Calvin later shifted his studies to law following a sudden familial dispute concerning church finances around 1527. He studied at the University of Paris and later at Orléans and Bourges.
   During this period, Calvin experienced what he described as a "sudden conversion" to the reformed faith, which compelled him to abandon his legal ca…