John Calvin Home Site - Geneva

John Calvin's home site is located on Rue Jean-Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland.  It was in a house which once stood on this spot that the religious reformer lived the last twenty years of his life.  He was called to Geneva by the city council, who were in support of the church reforms he suggested, and in 1541 he left his ministerial work in Strasbourg, France and came to the city for what was to be a six month visit.  He brought along with him his wife, Idelette de Bure, who would die here in 1549, and his family.  The council gave him a furnished home to live in, which stood at this location until it was torn down in 1706 and replaced by the existing structure.  During his years here Calvin implemented his church reforms, and engaged in a famous liturgical melee with heretic Michael Servetus which ended with the latter being burned at the stake.  Finally, oppostion to Calvin and his reforms was swept away and he spent the last years of his life in wide regard.  He died at his home here on May 27, 1564 at the age of 54.  The reformers buried him in an unmarked grave to avoid a cult of fans making a pilgrimage to pay homage to him.  There is a plaque on the front of the current structure dedicated to Calvin.  

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