The Synod of Dordt (2): Delegates

Douglas Kuiper·2018-09-01

This article provides a detailed historical account of the 104 delegates who attended the Synod of Dordt (1618-1619), organized into four categories: provincial synod representatives, theological professors, international delegates, and government representatives. The resource includes names of notable attendees such as Gisbertus Voetius and Franciscus Gomarus, and documents the geographic and institutional origins of participants from across the Dutch provinces and several European regions.

…These stones shall be a memorial unto the children of Israel forever. Joshua 4:7c Delegates to the Synod of Dordt numbered 104 men. They fall into four groups: 1) minister and elder delegates from the provincial synods, 2) theological professors, 3) international delegates, and 4) delegates from the national government. Of the ten Dutch provincial synods that sent del­egates, nine were synods of geographical regions -- Gelderland-Zutphen, South Holland, North Hol­land, Zeeland, Utrecht,...

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