Jacobus Arminius (1560-1609)

Subject Fields

Theology

Subject Fields

Theology

Born

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Famous for

Being the "theologian and minister of the Dutch Reformed Church who opposed the strict Calvinist teaching on predestination and who developed in reaction a theological system known later as Arminianism".  Famous for the heated struggle with theologian and colleague professor, Gomarus, who opposed Arminius's belief that man chooses for God.

Researcher in Leiden

1603-1609

Today in Leiden

Research about Arminius (in Dutch), Pieterskerkhof, where Arminius lived and died.