Louis Ruffet (13 April 1836, in

Nyon Nyon (; historically German language, German: or and Italian language, Italian: , ) is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in Nyon District in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometer ...

– 1923) was a Swiss Protestant theologian and

church historian Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception. Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritual side of th ...

. In 1859 he received his bachelor's degree in theology at the École de theologie in

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and became ordained as a minister at the Église de l'Oratoire. He served as a minister in the French communities of

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and

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, and afterwards, taught classes in church history at the École de théologie in Geneva. In 1874 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in theology from

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Selected works

* ''Thascius Cyprien, évêque de Carthage et les persécutions de son temps'', 1872 –

Cyprian Cyprian (; ; to 14 September 258 AD''The Liturgy of the Hours according to the Roman Rite: Vol. IV.'' New York: Catholic Book Publishing Company, 1975. p. 1406.) was a bishop of Carthage and an early Christian writer of Berbers, Berber descent, ...

, bishop of

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and the persecutions of his time. * ''(François) Lambert d'Avignon, le réformateur de la Hesse'' – Francis Lambert of

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, the reformer of

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. * ''Pietro Carnesecchi, un martyr de la Réforme en Italie'', 1874 –

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, a martyr of the Reformation in Italy. * ''Vie de César Pronier et fragments de ses écrits'', 1875 – Life of Caesar Pronier and fragments of his writings. * ''J.-L. Micheli : Notice biographique'', 1875 – Biographical notice of Jean-Louis Micheli. * ''Un grand libéral chrétien : le comte Agénor de Gasparin'', 1884 – A great liberal Christian,

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. * ''Georges Fox et les origines du Quakerisme 1624-1660'', 1886 –

George Fox George Fox (July 1624 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S. – 13 January 1691 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.) was an English Dissenters, English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as t ...

and the origins of Quakerism, 1624–60. * ''Le devoir des chrétiens évangéliques dans la question de l'esclavage en Afrique'', 1891 – The duty of evangelical Christians regarding the issue of slavery in Africa. * ''Luther et la diète de Worms'', 1903 –

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and the

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. * ''Calvin et Servet : leçon publique'', 1910 –

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and

Michael Servetus Michael Servetus (; ; ; also known as ''Michel Servetus'', ''Miguel de Villanueva'', ''Revés'', or ''Michel de Villeneuve''; 29 September 1509 or 1511 – 27 October 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer, and Renaissance ...

, public lessons. * ''Jean Hus, le réformateur de la Bohême –''

John Hus Jan Hus (; ; 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Hus or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as ''Iohannes Hus'' or ''Johannes Huss'', was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspi ...

, the reformer of

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.Most widely held works by Louis Ruffet
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruffet, Louis 1846 births 1923 deaths People from Nyon Swiss Protestant theologians Swiss Protestant ministers Historians of Christianity Swiss historians of religion