English Congregation in Geneva
The Auditoire de Calvin where the congregation met | |
| Formation | 1555 |
|---|---|
| Dissolved | 1559 |
| Type | Protestant exile congregation |
| Headquarters | Geneva, Republic of Geneva |
Region served | English and Scottish Marian exiles |
Official language | English |
Main organ | Company of pastors, elders, and deacons |
Publication | Book of Geneva (1556); Geneva Bible (1560) |
The English Congregation in Geneva was a group of Protestant English and Scottish exiles who sheltered in Geneva . Led mainly by John Knox, they were the largest, most politically and theologically radical concentration of Marian exiles. The congregation introduced a Presbyterian form of worship and governance, produced the Book of Common Order (1556) and the influential Geneva Bible (1560), and became a focal point for debates over resistance theory and church discipline.