Marie Dentière (l. c. 1495-1561) was a French theologian, writer, and street preacher who advanced the cause of the Protestant Reformation in Geneva, Switzerland. Her written works were controversial primarily because she was a woman and were suppressed during her life and largely ignored until the 19th century.
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c. 1495 - 1561Life of reformer, theologian, writer, and preacher Marie Dentière.
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1524Marie Dentière reads Martin Luther, renounces Catholicism, leaves her convent.
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1528Marie Dentière marries the Reformed priest Simon Robert.
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1533Marie Dentière's husband dies; she marries reformer Antoine Froment.
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1535Marie Dentière, Froment, and her children move to Geneva.
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1536Marie Dentière publishes The War and Deliverance of the City of Geneva.
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1536 - 1538Marie Dentière supports the ministry of John Calvin and William Farel in Geneva.
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1539Marie Dentière publishes A Very Useful Epistle.
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c. 1540 - 1546Marie Dentière concentrates on street preaching after her writings were suppressed.
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c. 1546Marie Dentière is censured by John Calvin for street preaching.
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1555Marie Dentière writes a preface to John Calvin's sermon on women's apparel.
