The Correspondence of John Calvin
A Digital Scholarly Edition of Letters, 1543–1564
About this Edition
John Calvin (1509–1564) was one of the most prolific correspondents of the sixteenth century. His letters span the breadth of the Reformation era, addressed to rulers, theologians, fellow reformers, and ordinary believers across Europe. This digital edition offers chronological access to 770 letters written or received between 1543–1564.
The edition provides full metadata for each letter, including date, sender, recipient, place of origin and destination, an abstract of the letter's contents, incipits and explicits, manuscript and print witnesses, and related resources. Users are invited to browse the lists below or to use the search facility to locate letters by correspondent, date, or place.
This edition is for scholarly reference only.
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Letters to Calvin
Letters received by John Calvin from correspondents throughout Europe.
320Letters of Calvin
Letters written and sent by John Calvin to his many correspondents.
770All Letters
The complete correspondence — both to and from Calvin — in chronological order.
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