John Smyth (English theologian)

The Reverend
John Smyth
Portrait of John Smyth
Bornc. 1554
Sturton-le-Steeple, Nottinghamshire, Kingdom of England
Died28 August 1612 (aged 57–58)
Amsterdam, Holland, Dutch Republic
Alma materChrist's College, Cambridge
OccupationsMinister, theologian
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John Smyth (c. 1554 – 1612) was an English Puritan minister and theologian, former Church of England cleric, defender of the principle of religious liberty, being an influential figure for the development of the Baptist tradition, and later personally developing a Mennonite theology.

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