Louis de berquin biography

Louis de Berquin (c.
He was the first Protestant martyr of France.
French royal counselor and humanist; b.

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BERQUIN, b�r"kan', LOUIS DE: French Reformer; b. at Passy-Paris June, 1490; d. at Paris Apr. 17, 1529. He belonged to a noble family of Artois and was lord of the estate of Berquin, near Abbeville. In 1512 he came to Paris to finish his studies, became acquainted with Lef�vre d'�taples and the publisher Josse Badius, and was introduced to Marguerite of Valois, sister of Francis I, through whom he gained the king's favor. He belonged to that group of godly humanists who wished a reformation of the Church, but without a rupture with Rome. He hated equally the ignorance of the monks and the coarseness of Luther. Erasmus seemed to him the true Reformer; with him therefore he opened correspondence and translated several of his tracts, as well as Luther's De votis monasticis. The doctors of the Sorbonne denounced him as a heretic and on May 13, 1523, the trial was held before the Parliament. Seven of Berquin's writings and one of his translations from Luther and Melanchthon were condemned by the theological faculty and by the Parliament. On Aug. 1, he was made

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Berquin, Louis de

French royal counselor and humanist; b. Passy, 1490; d. Paris, April 17, 1529. He was a member of the circle of Margaret of Valois in the 1520s, and he translated Erasmus' Enchiridion and other works, and treatises of Hutten, Luther, and Melanchthon. He wrote a defense of Luther and a treatise, De Sacerdotio. Arrested, he was rescued in 1523, 1525, and 1526 from the wrath of Parlement and the Sorbonne by Francis I's intervention. It is uncertain whether he adhered to Luther's doctrines, but he was attracted by Luther's early boldness. At the end of the decade, Berquin was arraigned again during the French alliance with Rome and outbreaks of iconoclasm in Paris. He was condemned and burned as a heretic on the same day. Efforts were redoubled to unmask "secret Lutherans," and the "Meaux Group" under Margaret's protection dispersed.

Bibliography: w. g. moore, La Réforme allemande et la littérature française (Strasbourg 1930). a. bailly, La Réforme en France (Paris 1960). j. cadier, "Luther et les débuts de la réforme fran&#

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Louis De Berquin

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Louis De Berquin

LOUIS DE BERQUIN French protestant martyr Date: 1489 - 1529. Mary Evans Picture Library makes available wonderful images created for people to enjoy over the centuries. © Mary Evans Picture Library 2015 - https://copyrighthub.org/s0/hub1/creation/maryevans/MaryEvansPictureID/10199699

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This evocative print depicts Louis De Berquin (1489-1529), a prominent French Protestant reformer and martyr. De Berquin was born in Bordeaux, France, during a time when the Catholic Church held significant power and influence over the country's religious and political landscape. Despite the risks, De Berquin