Franciscus Gomarus (1563-1641)

Subject Fields
Theology
 
Born
Brughes, Belgium
 
Famous for
Being the leader of the Gomarists (Dutch: Contra-Remonstranten), the opponents of Arminius; the personal disputation with Arminius who opposed Gomarus' strong Calvinist belief that God chooses for man, i.e. God determines the chosen ones.
 
Researcher in Leiden
1594-1611 
 
Today in Leiden
Leiden Christian Student Society: VGSL 'Franciscus Gomarus' (in Dutch)