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William Farel (1489 – 13 September 1565), Guilhem Farel or Guillaume Farel (French: [gijom faʁɛl]), was a French evangelist, Protestant reformer and a founder of the Calvinist Church in the Principality of Neuchâtel, in the Republic of Geneva, and in Switzerland in the Canton of Bern and the (then occupied by Bern) Canton of Vaud.
17 de ene. de 2024 · Farel started evangelizing the city of Geneva in December 1533 and was instrumental in convincing the whole city to embrace the Reformed faith. He preached the Word tirelessly in the streets, and later, when the priests and monks left the city, in church buildings.
Farel’s indomitable faith and courage through adversity was never better shown than at this crucial period as he cared for the sick and dying. Eventually in 1541, as political circumstances had favourably changed in Geneva, Calvin was recalled there to introduce his Protestant reforms.
3 de nov. de 2021 · Guillaume Farel (1489-1565) was a dynamic man of action who gave his whole life to spreading the Gospel of Christ. Farel was one of the most important leaders of the French Reformation from its beginnings.
Guillaume Farel (born 1489, Gap, Dauphiné, France—died September 13, 1565, Neuchâtel, Switzerland) was a reformer and preacher primarily responsible for introducing the Reformation to French-speaking Switzerland, where his efforts led to John Calvin’s establishment of the Reformed church in Geneva.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Farel was the man God chose to be the reformer of the French speaking cantons of Switzerland. A man of intense courage, boldness, and fearlessness, he was known as the Elijah of the Alps.
18 de abr. de 2018 · Farel was a student at the University of Paris during the early years of the Reformation when Martin Luther was calling for reform in Germany. Luther’s influence had reached Paris, and Farel was right in the middle of the debates over the ideas of the Reformation.
