Engraving of Pierre Viret (1511 – 4 May 1571) Swiss Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer. Born to a devout middle class Roman Catholic family in Orbe, a small town now in Switzerland, Viret became a Protestant and was a close friend of John Calvin. His preaching won him the name of "The Smile of the Reformation."

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Size: 2370px × 3543px
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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