Interior of Calvin's Oratory (Auditoire de Calvin) in Geneva, located next door to the cathedral. The simple but elegant 13th-century Gothic chapel became a Protestant lecture hall at the Reformation. Here the Scottish reformer John Knox preached from 1556 to 1559 and the French reformer John Calvin founded a Christian academy in 1559.
Holly Hayes
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In this small Protestant lecture hall next to the cathedral, John Knox preached Reformation ideas (1556-59) and John Calvin founded a Christian academy (1559).
Location map of Calvin's Oratory, Geneva, Switzerland. Click to enlarge.
Aerial view of Calvin's Oratory, Geneva, Switzerland. Click to enlarge.
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Calvin's Oratory
Date Published
October 8, 2013
Last Updated
April 15, 2024