Samuel Maresius

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Samuel Maresius (1599–1673) ( Jacob van Meurs (I) , 1655)

Samuel Maresius (Latinized; originally Desmarets or Des Marets ; born August 9, 1599 in Oisemont , Picardy , † May 18, 1673 in Groningen ) was a French, later Dutch Reformed theologian.

Life

The son of a Huguenot presbyter studied Protestant theology at the Saumur Academies (including Franciscus Gomarus and Louis Cappel ) and Geneva from 1616 after basic training in Paris . After ordination in 1620 he worked as a preacher in Laon , but had to flee after clashes with the Catholics. In 1625 he became a professor of theology at the Academy of Sedan , having previously at the University of Leiden for Doctor of theology had been his doctorate. In 1631 he left Sedan to accompany Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, as field preacher. From 1633 to 1636 he was a Walloon preacher in Maastricht , then in 's-Hertogenbosch . There he became illustrious professor at the newly founded grammar school in 1637. In 1643 he was appointed as the successor to his teacher Gomarus as professor of theology at the University of Groningen , where he remained until his death despite numerous other appointments. He was the rector of the university four times .

Work and meaning

Maresius' dogmatic textbook Collegium theologicum (1645) is one of the most influential theological works of Reformed Orthodoxy. Otherwise Maresius is known as a controversial theologian . At first he appeared mainly with writings against Catholicism . Since his time in 's-Hertogenbosch, he has primarily endeavored to defend Orthodox doctrine, as it had been established at the Dordrecht Synod in 1618/19. Therefore he turned against the Arminians and the Socinians as well as the chiliasmus of Jean de Labadie , but also led long and violent arguments against the likewise orthodox Gisbert Voetius . They only ended when they both turned against Johannes Coccejus together . Against René Descartes he objected that philosophy could not come to certain statements.

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SURNAME Maresius, Samuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Desmarets, Samuel; Des Marets, Samuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION reformed theologian
DATE OF BIRTH August 9, 1599
PLACE OF BIRTH Oisemont
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1673
Place of death Groningen