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161: 133: 1119: 1091: 764: 1105: 36: 883:. In the sixteenth century, the movement spread to most of continental Europe, sometimes with the protection of monarchs or members of the nobility, as in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Hungary, some German states, and France. 1132: 719: 53: 1157: 741: 792: 100: 912:. A few confessions are shared by many denominations. Different denominations use different confessions, usually based on historical reasons. 72: 736: 79: 396: 1137: 1277: 375: 86: 909: 1072:
Many churches in the Calvinist tradition spread either by European immigration, or European and North American missionary work.
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churches, Continental Reformed churches are ruled by assemblies of "elders" or ordained officers. This is usually called
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The following is a chronological list of confession and theological doctrines of the Reformed churches:
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The first Calvinist churches were established in Europe after 1519 and were part of the
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or elsewhere in the world. Notably, their theology is largely derived from the
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are the only continental Reformed churches to have retained the office of
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or other Calvinist churches, which can trace their origin to the
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Category: Reformed church seminaries and theological colleges
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by the Continental Reformed, but is essentially the same as
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Countries with significant Continental Reformed churches.
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The term is used to distinguish these churches from
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in Geneva, featuring prominent Reformed theologians
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