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Guido de Bres

Belgian theologian, protestant reformer (1522–1567)
Person human Q1368959

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1522
Date of death
1567, May 31, 1567[6]
Place of birth
Mons
Place of death
Valenciennes
Country of citizenship
Habsburg Netherlands[7]
Occupation
theologian
Religion or worldview
Reformed Christianity[8]
Cause of death
hanging to death[10]
Student of
John Calvin, Theodore Beza[12][13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Middle French[14]
Given name
Guido[11]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000079717565
VIAF cluster ID
22174787
Library of Congress authority ID
n81055730
GND ID
119424770
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
121232338
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
38841667
Biographie nationale de Belgique ID
guy-de-bres
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01876438
DBNL author ID
bray005
DDB person (GND) ID
119424770
De Agostini ID
Bray,+Gui+de-
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119424770
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Guido-de-Bres
FAST ID
72930
Freebase ID
/m/02q43b3
Geni.com profile ID
6000000026160952252
Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online ID
Brès, Guy de (1522-1567)
IdRef ID
029652960
IxTheo authority ID
147125359
Libraries Australia ID
35854959
LibriVox author ID
15710
McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia ID
G/guido-de-bres
NL CR AUT ID
ola2009522933
NLA Trove people ID
1117295
NUKAT ID
n2009150163
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259290305171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:C+kS;=Bh
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810537118805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5571698
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070346402
Open Library ID
OL115783A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095525108, 20110803095525326
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
165
RERO ID (legacy)
A005178232
SBN author ID
BVEV031405
Treccani ID
gui-de-bray
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/108124
WikiTree person ID
De_Bray-20
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdWQXbqw443MC3WY4Y773
Yale LUX ID
person/ad0ce453-19ee-4e8a-aaef-c56db99c2068

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🔗 Connections
Student of 2
John Calvin, Theodore Beza
Cause of death 1
hanging to death
Country of citizenship 1
Habsburg Netherlands
Given name 1
Guido
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Middle French
Occupation 1
theologian
Place of birth 1
Mons
Place of death 1
Valenciennes
Religion or worldview 1
Reformed Christianity
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Belgic Confession
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Summary

Guido de Bres was born in 1522[1] in Mons[2]. He died in 1567[3] in Valenciennes[4]. He worked as a theologian[5].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Belgic Confession[15], a reformed confession of faith[16].

FAQs

Where was Guido de Bres born?

Guido de Bres was born in Mons[2].

Where did Guido de Bres die?

Guido de Bres passed away in Valenciennes[4].

What did Guido de Bres do for work?

Guido de Bres worked as a theologian[5].

Related Entities

John Calvin Theodore Beza Valenciennes

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . United Protestant Church of France. Retrieved . erf-hainaut.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/108124
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Mons
    Instance of → —
    Occupation → theologian
    Cause of death → hanging to death
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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