Synod of Emden
Encyclopedia
The Synod of Emden was a gathering of 29 exiled Calvinist Church
leaders (Ministers and Authors) who were to become the founders of the Dutch Reformed Church
. Held in Emden
, Germany
on 4 October 1571, where it established the rules and doctrices of the Dutch Reformed Church.
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
leaders (Ministers and Authors) who were to become the founders of the Dutch Reformed Church
Dutch Reformed Church
The Dutch Reformed Church was a Reformed Christian denomination in the Netherlands. It existed from the 1570s to 2004, the year it merged with the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Kingdom of the Netherlands to form the Protestant Church in the...
. Held in Emden
Emden
Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia; in 2006, the city had a total population of 51,692.-History:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
on 4 October 1571, where it established the rules and doctrices of the Dutch Reformed Church.