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==Life== | ==Life== | ||
Idelette de Bure was born in [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Liège Liège] and first married John Stordeur from the same city. At some stage they moved to [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg Strassburg] where they were recorded as being [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]]. Idelette and John Stordeur had two children (Charles, Judith) before Stordeur died after a brief illness, leaving Idelette a widow.<ref> | Idelette de Bure was born in [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Liège Liège] and first married John Stordeur from the same city. At some stage they moved to [https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg Strassburg] where they were recorded as being [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]]. Idelette and John Stordeur had two children (Charles, Judith) before Stordeur died after a brief illness, leaving Idelette a widow.<ref>http://www.the-highway.com/Idelette.html</ref> | ||
Calvin was so caught up in his labors that he did not seem to consider marriage until age 30 or so. He asked friends to help him find a woman who was "chaste, obliging, not fastidious, economical, patient, and careful for (his) health".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc8.iv.xi.viii.html|title=Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation - Christian Classics Ethereal Library|website=www.ccel.org|accessdate=Aug 4, 2020}}</ref> His fellow laborer [[Martin Bucer]] had known Idelette and recommended her to Calvin in confidence that she would fit the bill. They married in August 1540. | Calvin was so caught up in his labors that he did not seem to consider marriage until age 30 or so. He asked friends to help him find a woman who was "chaste, obliging, not fastidious, economical, patient, and careful for (his) health".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc8.iv.xi.viii.html|title=Philip Schaff: History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation - Christian Classics Ethereal Library|website=www.ccel.org|accessdate=Aug 4, 2020}}</ref> His fellow laborer [[Martin Bucer]] had known Idelette and recommended her to Calvin in confidence that she would fit the bill. They married in August 1540. | ||
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*[[Anabaptist]] | *[[Anabaptist]] | ||
== | ==Further reading== | ||
* Bainton, Roland (1974). ''Women of the Reformation in England and France''. Boston, MA: Beacon Press | * Bainton, Roland (1974). ''Women of the Reformation in England and France''. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. | ||
* Good, James I. (1901, 2007). ''Famous Women of the Reformed Church''. Birmingham, AL: Solid Ground Christian Books. | * Good, James I. (1901, 2007). ''Famous Women of the Reformed Church''. Birmingham, AL: Solid Ground Christian Books. | ||
* Schaff, Philip. "History of the Christian Church" Vol. VIII. [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc8.html Work info: History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation - Christian Classics Ethereal Library] | * Schaff, Philip. "History of the Christian Church" Vol. VIII. [http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/hcc8.html Work info: History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation - Christian Classics Ethereal Library] | ||
* "Complete Works of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D." (1908). Appendix VI | * "Complete Works of Rev. Thomas Smyth, D.D." (1908). Appendix VI | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.the-highway.com/Idelette.html The Highway - Idelette de Bure] | *[http://www.the-highway.com/Idelette.html The Highway - Idelette de Bure] | ||
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