Eleazar Swalmius
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Eleazar Swalmius or Eleasar Swalmius (1582 – June 4, 1652) was a Dutch theologian known today for his portrait by
Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (; ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), mononymously known as Rembrandt was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and Drawing, draughtsman. He is generally considered one of the greatest visual artists in ...
. Swalmius was born in
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as the son of Hendrick van de Swalme, or Henricus Swalmius, who was probably born in Flanders and spent time in England before becoming a preacher in Rhoon in 1580. It was in Rhoon that he changed his name from Swalme to Swalmius. Swalmius the Elder had 4 sons: #Arnoldus, who became a preacher in Westmaas, 's Gravesande # Hendrik the younger, who married Judith van Breda in 1600 and became preacher of Oud-Alblas and later of the
Grote Kerk, Haarlem The Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk is a Reformed tradition, Reformed Protestant church located on the central market square (Grote Markt (Haarlem), Grote Markt) in the Netherlands, Dutch city of Haarlem. The church was built in 1307. Prior to the Re ...
in 1625 # Carel (1587-1640) who became a dike-reeve in IJzendijke # This Eleazar, who after being a preacher in Amsterdam for 25 years was portrayed by Rembrandt (or someone in his studio). In 1605 he became a preacher in Poortugaal en Hoogvliet, in 1612 in
Schiedam Schiedam () is a large town and municipality in the west of the Netherlands. It is located in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, west of the city Rotterdam, east of the town Vlaardingen and south of the city Delft. In the south, Schi ...
, in 1616 in Utrecht (study period), and finally from 1625 preacher in Amsterdam, where he took part in the '' Remonstrantse twisten''. 1582 births 1652 deaths 17th-century Dutch Calvinist and Reformed ministers People from Albrandswaard {{Netherlands-bio-stub