Guido von Bray

Guido von Bray , also called Guy de Brès (* 1522 in Mons ; † May 31, 1567 in Valenciennes ) was a Protestant reformer in the Netherlands during the Renaissance period .

Life

Bray studied at the Université de Lausanne and fled to England in 1548 to avoid persecution because of his Protestant sentiments. In 1552 he came back to the continent , where he preached in Liège and Ghent , and later in Tournai and Valenciennes . His Calvinist creed Confession de foi des églises des Pays Bas (1561) brought the authorities against him, especially when the work was well received and was repeatedly reprinted. Bray visited Brussels and Antwerp and tried to unite the different directions of Protestantism in the Netherlands. In August 1566, his presence in Valenciennes caused unrest among his supporters, which later developed into an open uprising. Bray took over the spiritual guidance of the movement. When the city surrendered in March 1567, Bray was captured and hanged.

literature

• LA Van Langeraad:  Bray, Guy de (Guido de Bres) . In: Realencyklopadie for Protestant Theology and Church (RE). 3. Edition. Volume 3, Hinrichs, Leipzig 1897, pp. 364-367.
• Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz :  Bres, Guy de. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 744-745.