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Maresius (des Marets), Samuel
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(Aug 9, 1599, Oisemont, Picardy – May 18, 1673, Groningen). After studying in Paris, Saumur, and Geneva, Maresius became a pastor in Laon in 1620 and in Falaise in 1624. Appointed professor at Sedan in 1625, he went to Maastricht as a Walloon pastor in 1631; in 1636 to went on to 's-Hertogenbosch and finally was appointed professor in Groningen in 1643, where he also became a pastor in 1652. His works are mostly in the area of controversial theology. Until 1636 his primary target was Rome; later he defended the orthodox teaching of the Synod of Dort against Arminians, Socinians…

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Strohm, Christoph, “Maresius (des Marets), Samuel”, in: Religion Past and Present. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_SIM_13567>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013



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