Theologian & reformer
John Calvin
Built the theology and the city government of Reformation Geneva, and shaped Presbyterianism, Puritanism and a great deal of the character of early America.
John Calvin was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation. He was the principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism, including its doctrines of predestination and of God's absolute sovereignty in the salvation of the human soul from death and eternal damnation. Calvinist doctrines were influenced by and elaborated upon Augustinian and other Christian traditions. Various Reformed Church movements, including Continental Reformed, Congregationalism, Presbyterianism, Waldensians, Baptist Reformed, Calvinist Methodism, and Reformed Anglican Churches, which look to Calvin as the chief expositor of their beliefs, have spread throughout the world.
- Born
- 1509-07-10, Noyon, FranceA Saturday
- Died
- 1564-05-27, Geneva, SwitzerlandA Wednesday, aged 54
- At birth
- Sun in Cancer, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Republic of Geneva
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1509-07-10, Noyon, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 22°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 14°43′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 7°00′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 1°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 10°08′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 20°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 5°52′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 6°06′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 14°38′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1564-05-27, Geneva, Switzerland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Zurichthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 5°54′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 29°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 26°00′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 12°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 22°03′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 3°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 29°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 5°55′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 7°31′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Pisces | 15°42′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment John Calvin was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.